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Discussions tagged with 'audio subsystem' on WindowsForum.com cover the Linux kernel's ASoC Intel AVS audio stack, specifically a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2025-40338) where a shared name pointer between components could lead to memory access issues. The fix involves duplicating the name string and reordering initialization to prevent component teardown from dereferencing freed memory. This tag is relevant for users interested in Linux audio driver security, kernel patches, and the Intel cAVS (AVS) subsystem within the ASoC framework.
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    CVE-2025-40338: Linux Kernel ASoC Intel AVS Use-After-Free Fix

    The Linux kernel has a newly recorded vulnerability, CVE-2025-40338, that fixes a use‑after‑free risk in the ASoC Intel AVS audio stack where a single allocated name pointer was shared between components — the remedy duplicates the name and updates the initialization order to prevent component...