CVE-2023-53641Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 97.23%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 7

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs hif_dev->remain_skb is allocated and used exclusively in ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(). It is implied that an allocated remain_skb is processed and subsequently freed (in error paths) only during the next call of ath9k_hif_usb_rx_stream(). So, if the urbs are deallocated between those two calls due to the device deinitialization or suspend, it is possible that ath9k_hif_usb_rx_

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.354.19.283+6
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.191-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linuxfb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a086719e3797ec52cd144c8a5ba8aaab36674800585+8
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-hh9m-7vg3-wpg4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs hif_dev->remain_skb is allo2025-10-07
OSV
CVE-2023-53641: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs hif_dev->remain_skb is alloca2025-10-07

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs2025-10-07
Debian
CVE-2023-53641: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k...2023