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This can lead to a kernel\ncrash later when the driver attempts to handle jack events or accesses\nthe uninitialized structure.\n\nCheck the return value using IS_ERR() and propagate the error via\nPTR_ERR() to the probe caller.","publishedAt":"2026-06-26T19:40:50.808Z","updatedAt":"2026-06-26T19:40:50.808Z","severity":null,"assigner":"Linux","products":["Linux Linux"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"f13b8cb5a6920ad98b751d3134686f29810577d4","status":"affected","lessThan":"49c2c5924552e1d2f8b635dee663abebbb7cf63b","versionType":"git"},{"version":"2cb659ef0ac744545499e7c37665b276d9e405da","status":"affected","lessThan":"a2a33e87a2ffce3046c574d24eec4390c27c9365","versionType":"git"},{"version":"24d748413cc4e1d97074bae1f335d32d30912f10","status":"affected","lessThan":"d68f753d89f4ef6e410d7e8b7e8ab2fdde921b80","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a","status":"affected","lessThan":"dd110cc00cf854a8ecd8d003127a4178c28574ea","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a","status":"affected","lessThan":"f837c7b85143a7c54140ff41ad5c076b73cd9933","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a","status":"affected","lessThan":"1da5c73f3793b224696617a2a21def7500ba18d6","versionType":"git"},{"version":"7aeb259086487417f0fecf66e325bee133e8813a","status":"affected","lessThan":"b0e2333a231107adedd38c6fcfe1adc6162716fc","versionType":"git"},{"version":"4a28302b2c681e3cf85e3b41231fff363c4c6a0e","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"5.15.149","status":"affected","lessThan":"5.15.209","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.77","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.1.175","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.16","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.6.141","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.7.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"6.8","versionType":"semver"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["sound/hda/codecs/conexant.c"]},{"vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","versions":[{"version":"6.8","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","status":"unaffected","lessThan":"6.8","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"5.15.209","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"5.15.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.1.175","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.1.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.6.141","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.6.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.12.91","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.12.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.33","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.0.10","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"7.0.*","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1","status":"unaffected","lessThanOrEqual":"*","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}],"repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["sound/hda/codecs/conexant.c"]}],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c2c5924552e1d2f8b635dee663abebbb7cf63b","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a2a33e87a2ffce3046c574d24eec4390c27c9365","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d68f753d89f4ef6e410d7e8b7e8ab2fdde921b80","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd110cc00cf854a8ecd8d003127a4178c28574ea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f837c7b85143a7c54140ff41ad5c076b73cd9933","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1da5c73f3793b224696617a2a21def7500ba18d6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e2333a231107adedd38c6fcfe1adc6162716fc"],"weaknesses":[],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:12:16.098Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53291.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-53291","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-06-26T19:40:50.808Z","dateUpdated":"2026-06-26T19:40:50.808Z","assignerShortName":"Linux","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","dateReserved":"2026-06-09T07:44:35.396Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection\n\nIn cx_probe(), the return value of snd_hda_jack_detect_enable_callback()\nis ignored. 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