CVE-2026-53291

ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection

published June 26, 2026

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
1.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00123 · 1.9th percentile
Published
2026-06-26T19:40Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 26 JUN 19:40Z
    ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection
    cvelistv5