CVE-2023-53199

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 2.6.38-4.19.276 - Memory Leak in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: clean up skbs if ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream() fails Syzkaller detected a memory leak of skbs in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(). While processing skbs in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(), the already allocated skbs in skb_pool are not freed if ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream() fails. If we have an incorrect pkt_len or pkt_tag, the input skb is considered invalid and dropped. All the associated packets already in skb_pool should be dropped and freed. Added a comment describing this issue. The patch also makes remain_skb NULL after being processed so that it cannot be referenced after potential free. The initialization of hif_dev fields which are associated with remain_skb (rx_remain_len, rx_transfer_len and rx_pad_len) is moved after a new remain_skb is allocated. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 4.3%
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-772
Status published
Products (23)
linux/Kernel 2.6.38 - 4.19.276linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.235linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.99linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.16linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.173linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.2.3linux
Linux/Linux < 2.6.38
Linux/Linux 2.6.38
Linux/Linux 4.19.276 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 44b23b488d44e56d467764ecb661830e5b02b308 - 0af54343a76263a12dbae7fafb64eb47c4a6ad38
... and 13 more
Published Sep 15, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026