CVE-2023-53467
published 2025-10-01CVE-2023-53467: 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…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.14%
4.1th percentile
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.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | < linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) | linux 6.1.20-1 (bookworm) |
| linux | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux | >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd | 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd |
| linux | linux | >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd | a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd |
| linux | linux | >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5 | 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 6.1.20-1 | 6.1.20-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 5.18 < 6.1.16 | 6.1.16 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 6.2 < 6.2.3 | 6.2.3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-3cm3-4557-5h5h: 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
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-10-01
CVE-2023-53467 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-3cm3-4557-5h5h: 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
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.
OSV
CVE-2023-53467: 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)`
osv·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53467 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53467: 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)`
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.
Red Hat
kernel: wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()
vendor_redhat·2025-10-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53467 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 kernel: wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()
kernel: wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()
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.
Statement: A potential memory leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie() caused the newly built probe-request skb to remain allocated when rtw89_fw_h2c_add_pkt_offload() failed. The fix frees the skb on the error path before exiting, preventing incremental memory consumption during repeated scan/offload failures. This is a low-impact initialization/runtime leak with at most minor local memory pressure and no code-execution or privilege-escalation implications.
Package: kernel (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10) - Not affected
Package: k
Debian
CVE-2023-53467: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89...
vendor_debian·2023·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2023-53467 [MEDIUM] CVE-2023-53467: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 6.1.20-1)
No detection rules found.
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2025-10-01
Published