CVE-2026-53291 (GCVE-0-2026-53291)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-26 19:40
Modified
2026-06-26 19:40
Severity ?
Summary
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.
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Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: f13b8cb5a6920ad98b751d3134686f29810577d4
Version: 2cb659ef0ac744545499e7c37665b276d9e405da
Version: 24d748413cc4e1d97074bae1f335d32d30912f10
Version: 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a
Version: 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a
Version: 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a
Version: 7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a
Version: 4a28302b2c681e3cf85e3b41231fff363c4c6a0e
Version: 5.15.149   ≤
Version: 6.1.77   ≤
Version: 6.6.16   ≤
Version: 6.7.4   ≤
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