CVE-2026-53291

Updated on 26 Jun 2026

Severity

5.5 Medium severity

Details

CVSS score
5.5
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Overview

About vulnerability

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.

Details

Affected packages:
linux @ 5.4.0 (+3 more)

Fixes

KernelCare state

Live-patch status from KernelCare for each operating system.

Operating system Status Covered kernels
AlmaLinux 9.6 ESU Planned
Debian 12 Planned
Ubuntu 20.04 HWE AWS Released
9 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1072.78~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1073.79~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1075.82~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1077.84~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1080.87~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1081.88~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1082.89~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1083.90~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1084.91~20.04.1
Ubuntu 20.04 HWE Azure Released
9 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1075.84~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1078.87~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1079.88~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1081.90~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1082.91~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1086.95~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1087.96~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1088.97~20.04.1
  • 5.15.0-1089.98~20.04.1
Ubuntu 22.04 Released
36 kernels
  • 5.15.0-125.135
  • 5.15.0-127.137
  • 5.15.0-130.140
  • 5.15.0-126.136
  • 5.15.0-131.141
  • 5.15.0-128.138
  • 5.15.0-133.144
  • 5.15.0-134.145
  • 5.15.0-135.146
  • 5.15.0-136.147
  • 5.15.0-138.148
  • 5.15.0-139.149
  • 5.15.0-140.150
  • 5.15.0-141.151
  • 5.15.0-142.152
  • 5.15.0-143.153
  • 5.15.0-144.157
  • 5.15.0-151.161
  • 5.15.0-152.162
  • 5.15.0-153.163
  • 5.15.0-156.166
  • 5.15.0-157.167
  • 5.15.0-160.170
  • 5.15.0-161.171
  • 5.15.0-163.173
  • 5.15.0-164.174
  • 5.15.0-168.178
  • 5.15.0-170.180
  • 5.15.0-171.181
  • 5.15.0-173.183
  • 5.15.0-174.184
  • 5.15.0-176.186
  • 5.15.0-177.187
  • 5.15.0-179.189
  • 5.15.0-181.191
  • 5.15.0-185.195
Ubuntu 22.04 AWS Released
33 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1072.78
  • 5.15.0-1073.79
  • 5.15.0-1076.83
  • 5.15.0-1078.85
  • 5.15.0-1079.86
  • 5.15.0-1080.87
  • 5.15.0-1081.88
  • 5.15.0-1082.89
  • 5.15.0-1083.90
  • 5.15.0-1084.91
  • 5.15.0-1085.92
  • 5.15.0-1086.93
  • 5.15.0-1087.94
  • 5.15.0-1088.95
  • 5.15.0-1089.96
  • 5.15.0-1090.97
  • 5.15.0-1091.98
  • 5.15.0-1092.99
  • 5.15.0-1093.100
  • 5.15.0-1095.102
  • 5.15.0-1096.103
  • 5.15.0-1097.104
  • 5.15.0-1098.105
  • 5.15.0-1099.106
  • 5.15.0-1100.107
  • 5.15.0-1101.108
  • 5.15.0-1103.110
  • 5.15.0-1104.111
  • 5.15.0-1105.112
  • 5.15.0-1106.113
  • 5.15.0-1108.115
  • 5.15.0-1109.116
  • 5.15.0-1111.118
Ubuntu 22.04 Azure Released
27 kernels
  • 5.15.0-1075.84
  • 5.15.0-1078.87
  • 5.15.0-1079.88
  • 5.15.0-1081.90
  • 5.15.0-1082.91
  • 5.15.0-1084.93
  • 5.15.0-1086.95
  • 5.15.0-1087.96
  • 5.15.0-1088.97
  • 5.15.0-1089.98
  • 5.15.0-1090.99
  • 5.15.0-1091.100
  • 5.15.0-1092.101
  • 5.15.0-1094.103
  • 5.15.0-1095.104
  • 5.15.0-1096.105
  • 5.15.0-1097.106
  • 5.15.0-1098.107
  • 5.15.0-1101.110
  • 5.15.0-1102.111
  • 5.15.0-1099.108
  • 5.15.0-1103.112
  • 5.15.0-1109.118
  • 5.15.0-1110.119
  • 5.15.0-1111.120
  • 5.15.0-1114.123
  • 5.15.0-1116.125
Ubuntu 24.04 Planned