# CVE-2023-53640: ASoC: lpass: Fix for KASAN use_after_free out of bounds

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's LPASS audio driver allows local attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code via out-of-bounds reads.

- **Severity:** High 7.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 7 Oct 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-53640, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53640, GHSA-cw77-x75c-4fx8, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2023-53640, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53640

## What is CVE-2023-53640?

CVE-2023-53640 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Oct 2025. 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:

ASoC: lpass: Fix for KASAN use_after_free out of bounds

When we run syzkaller we get below Out of Bounds error.

"KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds Read in regcache_flat_read"

Below is the backtrace of the issue:

BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in regcache_flat_read+0x10c/0x110
Read of size 4 at addr ffffff8088fbf714 by task syz-executor.4/14144
CPU: 6 PID: 14144 Comm: syz-executor.4 Tainted: G        W
Hardware name: Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. sc7280 CRD platform (rev5+) (DT)
Call trace:
dump_backtrace+0x0/0x4ec
show_stack+0x34/0x50
dump_stack_lvl+0xdc/0x11c
print_address_description+0x30/0x2d8
kasan_report+0x178/0x1e4
__asan_report_load4_noabort+0x44/0x50
regcache_flat_read+0x10c/0x110
regcache_read+0xf8/0x5a0
_regmap_read+0x45c/0x86c
_regmap_update_bits+0x128/0x290
regmap_update_bits_base+0xc0/0x15c
snd_soc_component_update_bits+0xa8/0x22c
snd_soc_component_write_field+0x68/0xd4
tx_macro_put_dec_enum+0x1d0/0x268
snd_ctl_elem_write+0x288/0x474

By Error checking and checking valid values issue gets rectifies.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53640?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-53640?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-53640 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-53640 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-53640 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 7 Oct 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53640 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53640/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53640/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53640
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53640
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53640

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-53640/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.