* [PATCH 1/2] ALSA: emux: Fix UAF of soundfont zones at note-on
@ 2026-10-20 10:16 Takashi Iwai
2026-10-20 10:16 ` [PATCH 2/2] ALSA: emux: Stop voices before freeing zones in all cases Takashi Iwai
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From: Takashi Iwai @ 2026-10-20 10:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-sound; +Cc: linux-kernel
snd_emux_note_on() looks up the matching zones via
snd_soundfont_search_zone(), which takes sflist->lock only during the
lookup and returns the raw zone pointers after releasing it. The
caller then stores them in vp->zone without any protection.
Meanwhile, a concurrent SNDRV_EMUX_IOCTL_REMOVE_LAST_SAMPLES ioctl may
unlink and free those zones in snd_soundfont_remove_unlocked(); this
leads to a use-after-free in snd_emux_note_on(), and later at
accessing the cached vp->zone, e.g. in snd_emux_send_effect().
Fix it by holding sflist->lock in snd_emux_note_on() over the whole
zone lookup and voice setup, and let snd_soundfont_search_zone()
require the caller to hold the lock, instead.
snd_soundfont_lock_preset() takes sflist->lock for setting
presets_locked, so the removal path now syncs with the note-on finish.
Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org>
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/bug/linux-697212bb-a434-4ff5-8778-25a84f5dad89
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
sound/synth/emux/emux_synth.c | 3 +++
sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c | 9 ++++++---
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux_synth.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux_synth.c
index 6982e1317da5..2cbf12364a1e 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux_synth.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux_synth.c
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ snd_emux_note_on(void *p, int note, int vel, struct snd_midi_channel *chan)
return;
key = note; /* remember the original note */
+
+ /* hold sflist->lock for protecting against concurrent free */
+ guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&emu->sflist->lock);
nvoices = get_zone(emu, port, ¬e, vel, chan, table);
if (! nvoices)
return;
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
index c172b53b17a4..039357d96e07 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
@@ -1225,6 +1225,9 @@ delete_preset(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, struct snd_sf_zone *zp)
* The found zones are stored on 'table' array. max_layers defines
* the maximum number of elements in this array.
* This function returns the number of found zones. 0 if not found.
+ *
+ * The caller must hold sflist->lock, and keep holding it as long as
+ * the returned zones are accessed.
*/
int
snd_soundfont_search_zone(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, int *notep, int vel,
@@ -1234,11 +1237,11 @@ snd_soundfont_search_zone(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, int *notep, int vel,
{
int nvoices;
- /* this function is supposed to be called atomically,
- * so we check the lock. if it's busy, just returns 0 to
+ lockdep_assert_held(&sflist->lock);
+
+ /* if the presets are being modified, just returns 0 to
* tell the caller the busy state
*/
- guard(spinlock_irqsave)(&sflist->lock);
if (sflist->presets_locked)
return 0;
nvoices = search_zones(sflist, notep, vel, preset, bank,
--
2.55.0
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* [PATCH 2/2] ALSA: emux: Stop voices before freeing zones in all cases
2026-10-20 10:16 [PATCH 1/2] ALSA: emux: Fix UAF of soundfont zones at note-on Takashi Iwai
@ 2026-10-20 10:16 ` Takashi Iwai
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From: Takashi Iwai @ 2026-10-20 10:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-sound; +Cc: linux-kernel
The emux voice caches the soundfont zone pointer in vp->zone, which
is referred to later, e.g. in snd_emux_send_effect(). For avoiding
dangling pointers, the soundfont code calls the sample_reset callback
to stop all voices before freeing zones. However, in a few cases
(e.g. emu10k1's missing sample_reset or the call path via
remove_info()), the sample reset isn't called properly, leaving the
playing voices.
Fix it by always registering the sample_reset callback, falling back
to snd_emux_terminate_all() when the driver has no own ops, and by
calling sample_reset in remove_info() before freeing the zones.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@suse.de>
---
sound/synth/emux/emux.c | 10 +++++++---
sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
index 450147b1abed..2a42d041e1da 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux.c
@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ static int sf_sample_free(void *private_data, struct snd_sf_sample *sp,
static void sf_sample_reset(void *private_data)
{
struct snd_emux *emu = private_data;
- emu->ops.sample_reset(emu);
+
+ /* stop all voices that might refer to zones and samples to be freed */
+ if (emu->ops.sample_reset)
+ emu->ops.sample_reset(emu);
+ else
+ snd_emux_terminate_all(emu);
}
int snd_emux_register(struct snd_emux *emu, struct snd_card *card, int index, char *name)
@@ -95,8 +100,7 @@ int snd_emux_register(struct snd_emux *emu, struct snd_card *card, int index, ch
sf_cb.private_data = emu;
sf_cb.sample_new = sf_sample_new;
sf_cb.sample_free = sf_sample_free;
- if (emu->ops.sample_reset)
- sf_cb.sample_reset = sf_sample_reset;
+ sf_cb.sample_reset = sf_sample_reset;
emu->sflist = snd_sf_new(&sf_cb, emu->memhdr);
if (emu->sflist == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
index 039357d96e07..42d1f33fb2b5 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
@@ -443,6 +443,15 @@ remove_info(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, struct snd_soundfont *sf,
struct snd_sf_zone *prev, *next, *p;
int removed = 0;
+ /* stop voices before freeing the zones they might refer to */
+ for (p = sf->zones; p; p = p->next) {
+ if (!p->mapped && p->bank == bank && p->instr == instr) {
+ if (sflist->callback.sample_reset)
+ sflist->callback.sample_reset(sflist->callback.private_data);
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
prev = NULL;
for (p = sf->zones; p; p = next) {
next = p->next;
--
2.55.0
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