CVE-2026-53291
ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection
MEDIUM 5.5
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.12 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection In cx_probe(), the return value of snd_hda_jack_detect_enable_callback() is ignored. This function returns a pointer, and if it fails (e.g., due to memory allocation failure), it returns an error pointer which must be checked using IS_ERR(). If the registration fails, the driver continues to probe, but the jack detection callback will not be registered. This can lead to a kernel crash later when the driver attempts to handle jack events or accesses the uninitialized structure. Check the return value using IS_ERR() and propagate the error via PTR_ERR() to the probe caller.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c2c5924552e1d2f8b635dee663abebbb7cf63b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a33e87a2ffce3046c574d24eec4390c27c9365
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d68f753d89f4ef6e410d7e8b7e8ab2fdde921b80
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd110cc00cf854a8ecd8d003127a4178c28574ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f837c7b85143a7c54140ff41ad5c076b73cd9933
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da5c73f3793b224696617a2a21def7500ba18d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e2333a231107adedd38c6fcfe1adc6162716fc
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-39896
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-53291
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1255 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1252 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1093 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1091 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1066 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0985 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0926 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0866 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Microsoft Azure Linux · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0862 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.15.149 < 5.15.209cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.1.77 < 6.1.175cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.6.16 < 6.6.141cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7.4 < 6.12.91cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.33cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 7.0.10cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected f13b8cb5a6920ad98b751d3134686f29810577d4 < 49c2c5924552e1d2f8b635dee663abebbb7cf63b ; affected 2cb659ef0ac744545499e7c37665b276d9e405da < a2a33e87a2ffce3046c574d24eec4390c27c9365 ; affected 24d748413cc4e1d97074bae1f335d32d30912f10 < d68f753d89f4ef6e410d7e8b7e8ab2fdde921b80 ; affected 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a < dd110cc00cf854a8ecd8d003127a4178c28574ea ; affected 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a < f837c7b85143a7c54140ff41ad5c076b73cd9933 ; affected 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a < 1da5c73f3793b224696617a2a21def7500ba18d6 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 6.8 ; unaffected 0 < 6.8 ; unaffected 5.15.209 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.175 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.141 ≤ 6.6.* ; unaffected 6.12.91 ≤ 6.12.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |