CVE-2023-53071
MEDIUMLinux Kernel 5.18-6.3 - NULL Pointer Dereference in mt76_unregister_device
Title source: llmDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76_unregister_device() on unregistered hw Trying to probe a mt7921e pci card without firmware results in a successful probe where ieee80211_register_hw hasn't been called. When removing the driver, ieee802111_unregister_hw is called unconditionally leading to a kernel NULL pointer dereference. Fix the issue running mt76_unregister_device routine just for registered hw.
References (3)
Core 3
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
5.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (10)
Linux/Linux
< 5.18
Linux/Linux
1c71e03afe4b457a15e50de40006b927dfc00755 - 2d34f27714c97a9786a30b3bb54944d6d8ed612f
Linux/Linux
1c71e03afe4b457a15e50de40006b927dfc00755 - 41130c32f3a18fcc930316da17f3a5f3bc326aa1
Linux/Linux
1c71e03afe4b457a15e50de40006b927dfc00755 - dffe86df26aee01a5fc56a175b7a7f157961e370
Linux/Linux
5.18
Linux/Linux
6.1.113 - 6.1.*
Linux/Linux
6.2.9 - 6.2.*
Linux/Linux
6.3
linux/linux_kernel
6.3 rc1 (3 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
5.18 - 6.1.113
Published
May 02, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026