CVE-2023-53666

MEDIUM EPSS 3.1%
Published Oct 7, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 7, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: wcd938x: fix missing mbhc init error handling MBHC initialisation can fail so add the missing error handling to avoid dereferencing an error pointer when later configuring the jack: Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address fffffffffffffff8 pc : wcd_mbhc_start+0x28/0x380 [snd_soc_wcd_mbhc] lr : wcd938x_codec_set_jack+0x28/0x48 [snd_soc_wcd938x] Call trace: wcd_mbhc_start+0x28/0x380 [snd_soc_wcd_mbhc] wcd938x_codec_set_jack+0x28/0x48 [snd_soc_wcd938x] snd_soc_component_set_jack+0x28/0x8c [snd_soc_core] qcom_snd_wcd_jack_setup+0x7c/0x19c [snd_soc_qcom_common] sc8280xp_snd_init+0x20/0x2c [snd_soc_sc8280xp] snd_soc_link_init+0x28/0x90 [snd_soc_core] snd_soc_bind_card+0x628/0xbfc [snd_soc_core] snd_soc_register_card+0xec/0x104 [snd_soc_core] devm_snd_soc_register_card+0x4c/0xa4 [snd_soc_core] sc8280xp_platform_probe+0xf0/0x108 [snd_soc_sc8280xp]

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.15  –  <5.15.123
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.42
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.4.7
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any
linuxlinux_kernel6.5any

References 4

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ee704c84c4bf4df8521ef1478c161f710d0f94
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a34d252052b5da743ef82591c860fc947384d4e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfae2631bfbdebecd35fe7b472ab3cc95c9ed66
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb241ae928c694e365c30c888c9eb02dcc812dfd
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31ee704c84c4bf4df8521ef1478c161f710d0f94
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a34d252052b5da743ef82591c860fc947384d4e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dfae2631bfbdebecd35fe7b472ab3cc95c9ed66
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb241ae928c694e365c30c888c9eb02dcc812dfd
    Patch