When an audio channel's buffer needs to be resized, the sound(4) driver checks that the buffer is not memory-mapped and then drops the channel lock to allocate a new buffer. An mmap(2) call on another thread can complete during this window, after which the resize path frees the now-mapped buffer without rechecking.

An unprivileged local user with access to a sound device can exploit this race to trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, potentially escalating privileges.

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0000

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Description When an audio channel's buffer needs to be resized, the sound(4) driver checks that the buffer is not memory-mapped and then drops the channel lock to allocate a new buffer. An mmap(2) call on another thread can complete during this window, after which the resize path frees the now-mapped buffer without rechecking. An unprivileged local user with access to a sound device can exploit this race to trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, potentially escalating privileges.
Title TOCTOU race between sound(4) buffer resizing and mmap
Weaknesses CWE-367
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: freebsd

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-15T15:40:12.607Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T13:33:02.323Z

Link: CVE-2026-101308

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T15:40:06.953Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-15T07:17:58.007

Modified: 2026-10-15T16:17:41.437

Link: CVE-2026-101308

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