CVE-2026-23006 ASoC: tlv320adcx140: fix null pointer

What is CVE-2026-23006?

CVE-2026-23006 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jan 2026. 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: tlv320adcx140: fix null pointer

The "snd_soc_component" in "adcx140_priv" was only used once but never set. It was only used for reaching "dev" which is already present in "adcx140_priv".

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-23006?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-23006?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-23006 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-23006 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-23006, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-23006, GHSA-8c6x-4fwq-f8m3, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-23006, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2026-23006, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2026-23006 and 1 more.