# CVE-2026-90119: ALSA: ice1712: Fix the card leak at probe error with the auto-cleanup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from ca642da4b33d385c5a633287e1c4155f1ea09638, fixed in c5c7c7b6cfae73c46e4544a9ef08ff89231a670d; from ca642da4b33d385c5a633287e1c4155f1ea09638, fixed in d8ac49391a1562dc784fc91e810e696284cb647e; from ca642da4b33d385c5a633287e1c4155f1ea09638, fixed in b15782627b6562f7b6d628f4699316f26340f835; from ca642da4b33d385c5a633287e1c4155f1ea09638, fixed in 24b399f51812d727dc25d7814c4d7e0cca38201e; from ca642da4b33d385c5a633287e1c4155f1ea09638, fixed in d736eba9c453fedce664fdf592c8b71ecff1932b
- Linux: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): from 5.15.0, fixed in 6.6.157; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.110; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.52; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ice1712: Fix the card leak at probe error with the auto-cleanup snd_ice1712_probe() performs multiple initialization steps after snd_card_new(), but directly returns on failures from later steps without releasing the ALSA card, causing resource leaks when probing fails. Use snd_devm_card_new() together with scope-based cleanup via __free(snd_card_unref), and clear the card pointer after successful registration to keep it alive.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5c7c7b6cfae73c46e4544a9ef08ff89231a670d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d8ac49391a1562dc784fc91e810e696284cb647e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b15782627b6562f7b6d628f4699316f26340f835
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24b399f51812d727dc25d7814c4d7e0cca38201e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d736eba9c453fedce664fdf592c8b71ecff1932b

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