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CVE-2026-53065: Linux kernel · ASoC: sti: use managed regmap_field allocations

Source GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 24 Jun 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel by switching to managed regmap_field allocations using devm_regmap_field_alloc(). Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix. Since this is a kernel-level resource management issue, applying the official kernel patch or updating the kernel is the recommended remediation.

Description

A resource leak vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASoC sti driver was resolved by switching to managed regmap_field allocations. The issue involved regmap_field objects allocated during player initialization that were never freed, potentially leaking resources if the driver was removed. This vulnerability has been addressed by using devm_regmap_field_alloc() to tie the allocation lifetime to the device lifetime.

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