# CVE-2026-74642: ALSA: usb: Fix UAF at delayed release of MIDI2 EPs

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-22

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: from 6.6.151, fixed in 6.6.152; from 6.12.103, fixed in 6.12.104; from 6.18.44, fixed in 6.18.45; from 7.1.8, fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb: Fix UAF at delayed release of MIDI2 EPs The recent fix for UAF in ump_to_endpoint() caused another UAF because it tries to dereference the UMP endpoint object, but this might be executed at a delayed context where the endpoint has been already released. Add private_free to clear the associated data for avoiding the further dereference for delayed releases.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.152, 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d431941825d357be7d9ab0cb7505e3a1963bd89e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422d8a02de5ce6a29d616d55e5ead5dec69ac1d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d217d723c5e43881b952cdb978477f7f2dc0b6d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9d492a39ebeb1a56f13ec6dd165a18a48dec812
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a80cfb68613fb7e6452b66447dbc63f435d140

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