CVE-2023-53607
ALSA: ymfpci: Fix BUG_ON in probe function
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ymfpci: Fix BUG_ON in probe function The snd_dma_buffer.bytes field now contains the aligned size, which this snd_BUG_ON() did not account for, resulting in the following: [ 9.625915] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 9.633440] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 126 at sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c:2168 snd_ymfpci_create+0x681/0x698 [snd_ymfpci] [ 9.648926] Modules linked in: snd_ymfpci(+) snd_intel_dspcfg kvm(+) snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_ac97_codec snd_mpu401_uart snd_opl3_lib irqbypass snd_hda_codec gameport snd_rawmidi crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul cfg80211 snd_hda_core polyval_clmulni polyval_generic gf128mul snd_seq_device ghash_clmulni_intel snd_hwdep ac97_bus sha512_ssse3 rfkill snd_pcm aesni_intel tg3 snd_timer crypto_simd snd mxm_wmi libphy cryptd k10temp fam15h_power pcspkr soundcore sp5100_tco wmi acpi_cpufreq mac_hid dm_multipath sg loop fuse dm_mod bpf_preload ip_tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 sr_mod cdrom ata_generic pata_acpi firewire_ohci crc32c_intel firewire_core xhci_pci crc_itu_t pata_via xhci_pci_renesas floppy [ 9.711849] CPU: 0 PID: 126 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.1.21-1-lts #1 08d2e5ece03136efa7c6aeea9a9c40916b1bd8da [ 9.722200] Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./990FX Extreme4, BIOS P2.70 06/05/2014 [ 9.732204] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 9.736580] RIP: 0010:snd_ymfpci_create+0x681/0x698 [snd_ymfpci] [ 9.742594] Code: 8c c0 4c 89 e2 48 89 df 48 c7 c6 92 c6 8c c0 e8 15 d0 e9 ff 48 83 c4 08 44 89 e8 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f e9 d3 7a 33 e3 <0f> 0b e9 cb fd ff ff 41 bd fb ff ff ff eb db 41 bd f4 ff ff ff eb [ 9.761358] RSP: 0018:ffffab64804e7da0 EFLAGS: 00010287 [ 9.766594] RAX: ffff8fa2df06c400 RBX: ffff8fa3073a8000 RCX: ffff8fa303fbc4a8 [ 9.773734] RDX: ffff8fa2df06d000 RSI: 0000000000000010 RDI: 0000000000000020 [ 9.780876] RBP: ffff8fa300b5d0d0 R08: ffff8fa3073a8e50 R09: 00000000df06bf00 [ 9.788018] R10: ffff8fa2df06bf00 R11: 00000000df068200 R12: ffff8fa3073a8918 [ 9.795159] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: ffff8fa2df068200 [ 9.802317] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fa9fec00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 9.810414] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 9.816158] CR2: 000055febaf66500 CR3: 0000000101a2e000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 [ 9.823301] Call Trace: [ 9.825747] <TASK> [ 9.827889] snd_card_ymfpci_probe+0x194/0x950 [snd_ymfpci b78a5fe64b5663a6390a909c67808567e3e73615] [ 9.837030] ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x90/0x2d0 [ 9.841918] local_pci_probe+0x45/0x80 [ 9.845680] work_for_cpu_fn+0x1a/0x30 [ 9.849431] process_one_work+0x1c7/0x380 [ 9.853464] worker_thread+0x1af/0x390 [ 9.857225] ? rescuer_thread+0x3b0/0x3b0 [ 9.861254] kthread+0xde/0x110 [ 9.864414] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ 9.869210] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 9.872792] </TASK> [ 9.874985] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 4, 2025, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 6, 2025, 2:56 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Solution
- Update the Linux kernel.
- Apply the latest ALSA driver patches.
- Ensure DMA buffer sizes are handled correctly.
- Recompile the kernel if necessary.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2023-53607.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-53607 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-53607
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2023-53607 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2023-53607 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
-
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Oct. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ymfpci: Fix BUG_ON in probe function The snd_dma_buffer.bytes field now contains the aligned size, which this snd_BUG_ON() did not account for, resulting in the following: [ 9.625915] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 9.633440] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 126 at sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci_main.c:2168 snd_ymfpci_create+0x681/0x698 [snd_ymfpci] [ 9.648926] Modules linked in: snd_ymfpci(+) snd_intel_dspcfg kvm(+) snd_intel_sdw_acpi snd_ac97_codec snd_mpu401_uart snd_opl3_lib irqbypass snd_hda_codec gameport snd_rawmidi crct10dif_pclmul crc32_pclmul cfg80211 snd_hda_core polyval_clmulni polyval_generic gf128mul snd_seq_device ghash_clmulni_intel snd_hwdep ac97_bus sha512_ssse3 rfkill snd_pcm aesni_intel tg3 snd_timer crypto_simd snd mxm_wmi libphy cryptd k10temp fam15h_power pcspkr soundcore sp5100_tco wmi acpi_cpufreq mac_hid dm_multipath sg loop fuse dm_mod bpf_preload ip_tables x_tables ext4 crc32c_generic crc16 mbcache jbd2 sr_mod cdrom ata_generic pata_acpi firewire_ohci crc32c_intel firewire_core xhci_pci crc_itu_t pata_via xhci_pci_renesas floppy [ 9.711849] CPU: 0 PID: 126 Comm: kworker/0:2 Not tainted 6.1.21-1-lts #1 08d2e5ece03136efa7c6aeea9a9c40916b1bd8da [ 9.722200] Hardware name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M./990FX Extreme4, BIOS P2.70 06/05/2014 [ 9.732204] Workqueue: events work_for_cpu_fn [ 9.736580] RIP: 0010:snd_ymfpci_create+0x681/0x698 [snd_ymfpci] [ 9.742594] Code: 8c c0 4c 89 e2 48 89 df 48 c7 c6 92 c6 8c c0 e8 15 d0 e9 ff 48 83 c4 08 44 89 e8 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f e9 d3 7a 33 e3 <0f> 0b e9 cb fd ff ff 41 bd fb ff ff ff eb db 41 bd f4 ff ff ff eb [ 9.761358] RSP: 0018:ffffab64804e7da0 EFLAGS: 00010287 [ 9.766594] RAX: ffff8fa2df06c400 RBX: ffff8fa3073a8000 RCX: ffff8fa303fbc4a8 [ 9.773734] RDX: ffff8fa2df06d000 RSI: 0000000000000010 RDI: 0000000000000020 [ 9.780876] RBP: ffff8fa300b5d0d0 R08: ffff8fa3073a8e50 R09: 00000000df06bf00 [ 9.788018] R10: ffff8fa2df06bf00 R11: 00000000df068200 R12: ffff8fa3073a8918 [ 9.795159] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000080 R15: ffff8fa2df068200 [ 9.802317] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8fa9fec00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 9.810414] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 9.816158] CR2: 000055febaf66500 CR3: 0000000101a2e000 CR4: 00000000000406f0 [ 9.823301] Call Trace: [ 9.825747] <TASK> [ 9.827889] snd_card_ymfpci_probe+0x194/0x950 [snd_ymfpci b78a5fe64b5663a6390a909c67808567e3e73615] [ 9.837030] ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x90/0x2d0 [ 9.841918] local_pci_probe+0x45/0x80 [ 9.845680] work_for_cpu_fn+0x1a/0x30 [ 9.849431] process_one_work+0x1c7/0x380 [ 9.853464] worker_thread+0x1af/0x390 [ 9.857225] ? rescuer_thread+0x3b0/0x3b0 [ 9.861254] kthread+0xde/0x110 [ 9.864414] ? kthread_complete_and_exit+0x20/0x20 [ 9.869210] ret_from_fork+0x22/0x30 [ 9.872792] </TASK> [ 9.874985] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/32b9bd7cfc2e2d92d595386add4e111b232b351f Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6be2e7522eb529b41c16d459f33bbdbcddbf5c15 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/81d2a7e93c8322ca6b858f6736d7fc3d034e6c23 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96e34c88000febc83e41aa7db0b0a41676314818 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0217b09910c081b6471181345ea5b24025edf51