PT-2025-41110 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4
Published
2023-07-04
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Updated
2025-11-28
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CVE-2023-53666
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the Linux kernel related to error handling during MBHC (Memory Block Handling Controller) initialization within the wcd938x codec. Specifically, the initialization process can fail, potentially leading to a dereference of an error pointer when configuring the jack. This can result in a kernel paging request. The functions involved include
wcd mbhc start, wcd938x codec set jack, snd soc component set jack, qcom snd wcd jack setup, sc8280xp snd init, snd soc link init, snd soc bind card, snd soc register card, and devm snd soc register card.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Suse
Sc8280Xp
Wcd938X Codec