CVE-2023-53460
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Publication date: 2025-10-01

Last updated on: 2025-10-02

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe() drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe() warn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811 Fix this by modifying return to a goto statement.
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Published
2025-10-01
Last Modified
2025-10-02
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2026-06-16
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2025-10-01
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2026-06-15
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CVE-2023-53460
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realtek rtw88 *
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a memory leak in the Linux kernel's Realtek wireless driver (rtw88), specifically in the rtw_usb_probe() function. The issue occurs because the 'hw' resource allocated by ieee80211_alloc_hw() is not properly released in certain code paths, leading to a memory leak. The fix involves changing the return statement to a goto statement to ensure proper cleanup.

Impact Analysis

The memory leak in the wireless driver can lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability or degraded performance, especially on systems using the affected Realtek wireless hardware and driver.

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