CVE-2026-23301Unchecked Return Value in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 93.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 25

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name Currently find_sdca_entity_iot() can allocate a string for the Entity name but it doesn't check if that allocation succeeded. Add the missing NULL check after the allocation.

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.19.06.19.7
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 6.19.8-1
CVEListV5linux/linux48fa77af2f4a55ab961520f2a0e50560dc0baca8bdcc10a86055beb7109a786d94abf5626f375bbd+2
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.19.8-1 (forky)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name2026-03-25
OSV
CVE-2026-23301: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name Currently find_sdca_entit2026-03-25
GHSA
GHSA-hjww-hmp9-xppj: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name Currently find_sdca_ent2026-03-25

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: ASoC: SDCA: Add allocation failure check for Entity name2026-03-25
Debian
CVE-2026-23301: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SDCA:...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23301 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz