CVE-2026-53065: Linux kernel · ASoC: sti: use managed regmap_field allocations
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- 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:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53065 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/002a5f925d42eca8ad547e55a4ae22714cfe9dec (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1696fad8b259a2d46e51cd6e17e4bcdbe02279fa (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/43b67761d486d719128e164536e58de5a81dff9b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b8dba4527727623a97948aff9f0969a14c203a9 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7422a11a753daacbc2409513cf65e1de0d17c291 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9641071e3a8e0bc664477a0e54db5f9815f0fb79 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3f3c332882c98ae7553af372191116d1384ca52 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3af3bcfc1deb3b230cc266a2ac75bca8f4dfba9 (opens in a new tab)