5.5

CVE-2023-52692: linux Unchecked Return Value

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-52692DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52692
Published 17-05-2024Last modified 11-05-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-52692 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.22%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 16

Timeline

  1. 17-05-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 11-05-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing error check to scarlett2_usb_set_config() scarlett2_usb_set_config() calls scarlett2_usb_get() but was not checking the result. Return the error if it fails rather than continuing with an invalid value.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.22%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

12%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.22% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.22%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu104 products
  • linux< 5.15.0-102.112
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws< 5.15.0-1057.63
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ 9e15fae6c51a362418f8b3054f1322c54675df94, < 51d5697e1c0380d482c3eab002bfc8d0be177e99 | ≥ 9e15fae6c51a362418f8b3054f1322c54675df94, < be96acd3eaa790d10a5b33e65267f52d02f6ad88 | ≥ 9e15fae6c51a362418f8b3054f1322c54675df94, < 996fde492ad9b9563ee483b363af40d7696a8467 | ≥ 9e15fae6c51a362418f8b3054f1322c54675df94, < 145c5aa51486171025ab47f35cff34bff8d0cea3 | ≥ 9e15fae6c51a362418f8b3054f1322c54675df94, < ca459dfa7d4ed9098fcf13e410963be6ae9b6bf3 | 5.14
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.14, < 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 · 107 products

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