Tracker / CVE-2026-53291
CVE-2026-53291
Medium 5.5
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.
Affected products and versions
| linux | linux_kernel |
|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel · 5.15.149 → 5.15.209 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.1.77 → 6.1.175 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.13 → 6.18.33 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.19 → 7.0.10 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.6.16 → 6.6.141 |
| linux | linux_kernel · 6.7.4 → 6.12.91 |
Analysis
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