CVE-2023-52689 ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing mutex lock around get meter levels
A missing mutex lock in the ALSA Scarlett2 driver can lead to race conditions, potentially causing system instability or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-52689?
CVE-2023-52689 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing mutex lock around get meter levels
As scarlett2_meter_ctl_get() uses meter_level_map[], the data_mutex should be locked while accessing it.
Weakness: CWE-667
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52689?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2023-52689?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2023-52689 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52689 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52689, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52689, GHSA-xmxx-577p-gqgc, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52689.