# CVE-2023-52680: ALSA: scarlett2: Add missing error checks to \*\_ctl\_get()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-05-17 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.4

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a09488f4f67f7ade59b8ac62a6c7fb29439cf51
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cda7762bea857e6951315a2f7d0632ea1850ed43
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/821fbaeaaae23d483d3df799fe91ec8045973ec3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/773e38f73461ef2134a0d33a08f1668edde9b7c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50603a67daef161c78c814580d57f7f0be57167e

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