CVE-2023-52680: linux Unchecked Return Value
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52680DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52680
Published 17-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-52680 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 16Timeline
- 17-05-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing error checks to *_ctl_get() The *_ctl_get() functions which call scarlett2_update_*() were not checking the return value. Fix to check the return value and pass to the caller.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.23% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score0.23%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu112 products
- linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-102.112
- linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 5.15.0-1057.63
- linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
- linux≥ 9e4d5c1be21f0c00e747e92186784f3298309b3e, < 3a09488f4f67f7ade59b8ac62a6c7fb29439cf51 | ≥ 9e4d5c1be21f0c00e747e92186784f3298309b3e, < cda7762bea857e6951315a2f7d0632ea1850ed43 | ≥ 9e4d5c1be21f0c00e747e92186784f3298309b3e, < 821fbaeaaae23d483d3df799fe91ec8045973ec3 | ≥ 9e4d5c1be21f0c00e747e92186784f3298309b3e, < 773e38f73461ef2134a0d33a08f1668edde9b7c3 | ≥ 9e4d5c1be21f0c00e747e92186784f3298309b3e, < 50603a67daef161c78c814580d57f7f0be57167e | 5.4
- linux_kernel≥ 5.4, < 5.15.148 | ≥ 5.16, < 6.1.75 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.6.14 | ≥ 6.7, < 6.7.2
Debian1 product
- linux< 6.1.76-1 | < 6.6.15-1
3 vendors · 115 products
