CVE-2023-53715

Linux Kernel - Information Exposure via Uninitialized Stack Contents in brcmfmac cfg80211 PMK Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: Pass the PMK in binary instead of hex Apparently the hex passphrase mechanism does not work on newer chips/firmware (e.g. BCM4387). It seems there was a simple way of passing it in binary all along, so use that and avoid the hexification. OpenBSD has been doing it like this from the beginning, so this should work on all chips. Also clear the structure before setting the PMK. This was leaking uninitialized stack contents to the device.

Scores

EPSS 0.0019
EPSS Percentile 9.6%

Details

Status published
Products (25)
linux/Kernel 4.13.0 - 4.14.316linux
linux/Kernel 4.15.0 - 4.19.284linux
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.244linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.113linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.1.30linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.181linux
linux/Kernel 6.2.0 - 6.3.4linux
Linux/Linux < 4.13
Linux/Linux 4.13
Linux/Linux 4.14.316 - 4.14.*
... and 15 more
Published Oct 22, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026