Detection of Error Condition Without Action Affecting kernel-doc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-KERNELDOC-17692078
  • published30 Jun 2026
  • disclosed26 Jun 2026

Introduced: 26 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-53291  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-390  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 kernel-doc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: hda/conexant: Fix missing error check for jack detection

In cx_probe(), the return value of snd_hda_jack_detect_enable_callback() is ignored. This function returns a pointer, and if it fails (e.g., due to memory allocation failure), it returns an error pointer which must be checked using IS_ERR().

If the registration fails, the driver continues to probe, but the jack detection callback will not be registered. This can lead to a kernel crash later when the driver attempts to handle jack events or accesses the uninitialized structure.

Check the return value using IS_ERR() and propagate the error via PTR_ERR() to the probe caller.

CVSS Base Scores

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