CVE-2023-53467

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 5.18-6.1.15, 6.2.0-6.2.2, 6.3 - Use-After-Free in rtw89 WiFi Driver

Title source: llm

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.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0014

EPSS Percentile 3.7%

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-401

Status published

Products (9)

Linux/Linux < 5.18

Linux/Linux 5.18

Linux/Linux 6.1.16 - 6.1.*

Linux/Linux 6.2.3 - 6.2.*

Linux/Linux 6.3

Linux/Linux 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 - 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd

Linux/Linux 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 - 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5

Linux/Linux 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 - a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd

linux/linux_kernel 5.18 - 6.1.16

Published Oct 01, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026