CVE-2023-53467
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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: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie() Do `kfree_skb(new)` before `goto out` to prevent potential leak.
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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-2023-53467
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CWE-UNKNOWN
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Mitigation Strategies

Apply the patch or update the Linux kernel to a version where the rtw89 driver has fixed the potential memory leak by properly freeing allocated memory in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie().

Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a potential memory leak in the Linux kernel's wifi driver rtw89, specifically in the function rtw89_append_probe_req_ie(). The fix involves freeing allocated memory (kfree_skb(new)) before exiting the function to prevent the leak.

Impact Analysis

A memory leak in the wifi driver could lead to increased memory usage over time, potentially causing system instability or crashes if the leak is exploited or occurs frequently.

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