CVE-2023-52988

ALSA: hda/via: Avoid potential array out-of-bound in add_secret_dac_path()

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 27, 2025 at 04:43 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda/via: Avoid potential array out-of-bound in add_secret_dac_path() snd_hda_get_connections() can return a negative error code. It may lead to accessing 'conn' array at a negative index. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

3.1 ≤ v < 4.14.3063.1 ≤ v < 4.19.2733.1 ≤ v < 5.10.1683.1 ≤ v < 5.15.933.1 ≤ v < 5.4.2323.1 ≤ v < 6.1.113.1 ≤ v < 6.24.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2734.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2325.11 ≤ v < 5.15.935.16 ≤ v < 6.1.115.5 ≤ v < 5.10.16830b4503378c976cf66201a1e81820519f6bd79ac6.2 rc16.2 rc26.2 rc36.2 rc46.2 rc56.2 rc6
Vendor states this is fixed in 1b9256c96220bcdba287eeeb90e7c910c77f8c46 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2b557fa635e7487f638c0f030c305870839eeda2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 437e50ef6290ac835d526d0e45f466a0aa69ba1b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6e1f586ddec48d71016b81acf68ba9f49ca54db8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b9cee506da2b7920b5ea02ccd8e78a907d0ee7aa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d6870f3800dbb212ae8433183ee82f566d067c6c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f011360ad234a07cb6fbcc720fff646a93a9f0d6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.306 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.273 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.168 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.93 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.232 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.11 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)

References (7)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b9256c96220bcdba287eeeb90e7c910c77f8c46
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b557fa635e7487f638c0f030c305870839eeda2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/437e50ef6290ac835d526d0e45f466a0aa69ba1b
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e1f586ddec48d71016b81acf68ba9f49ca54db8
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9cee506da2b7920b5ea02ccd8e78a907d0ee7aa
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6870f3800dbb212ae8433183ee82f566d067c6c
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f011360ad234a07cb6fbcc720fff646a93a9f0d6

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-129

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