Internal microphone not working on HP Laptop 15-ef2xxx (Realtek ALC236) after Fedora 44 update

Hello,

I am experiencing an issue with the internal microphone on my HP Laptop 15-ef2xxx running Fedora 44.

System information:

  • Fedora 44

  • Kernel: 7.0.11-200.fc44.x86_64

  • Audio codec: Realtek ALC236

  • AMD Ryzen platform

Problem:

  • Speakers work correctly.

  • The internal microphone is detected by the system but does not capture my voice.

  • WhatsApp Web and browser applications report that no microphone is available.

  • Audio recordings contain only noise/interference instead of voice.

What I have checked:

  • PipeWire detects an audio source.

  • ALSA detects the codec as Realtek ALC236.

  • Capture volume and microphone boost are enabled.

  • The microphone worked correctly in the past.

  • I removed old custom audio configurations such as hda-jack-retask and dmic_disable settings.

Relevant outputs:

Kernel:
7.0.11-200.fc44.x86_64

ALSA capture device:
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: ALC236 Analog

dmesg:
snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: ALC236: picked fixup for PCI SSID 103c:887a
snd_hda_codec_alc269 hdaudioC1D0: Mic=0x19

codec#0 output ends with:
Invalid AFG subtree

Has anyone experienced a similar issue with an HP Laptop 15-ef2xxx or Realtek ALC236 on Fedora 44?

Any help would be appreciated.