CVE-2023-53802 — Missing Reference to Active Allocated Resource in Linux
Severity
6.1MEDIUM
No vectorEPSS
0.0%
top 85.68%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedDec 9
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function
It is stated that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees the provided skb or
passes its management to another callback function. However, the skb is
not freed in case there is no another callback function, and Syzkaller was
able to cause a memory leak. Also minor comment fix.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Affected Packages4 packages
▶CVEListV5linux/linuxfb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 — b11f95f65cc52ee3a756e6f6a88df37a203e25bd+8
🔴Vulnerability Details
3OSV
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OSV▶
CVE-2023-53802: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback funct↗2025-12-09
GHSA▶
GHSA-47hx-9qjp-4jqg: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback func↗2025-12-09