CVE-2023-53467
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Publication date: 2025-10-01
Last updated on: 2025-10-02
Assigner: kernel.org
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| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
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| linux | kernel | * |
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Exploitability
| CWE ID | Description |
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| CWE-UNKNOWN |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
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.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
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.
What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
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().