CVE-2023-52692 ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing error check to scarlett2_usb_set_config()

What is CVE-2023-52692?

CVE-2023-52692 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 error check to scarlett2_usb_set_config()

scarlett2_usb_set_config() calls scarlett2_usb_get() but was not checking the result. Return the error if it fails rather than continuing with an invalid value.

Weakness: CWE-252

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52692?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-52692?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-52692 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52692 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-52692, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52692, GHSA-j448-fpw2-xvgr, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52692.