CVE-2023-54053NULL Pointer Dereference in Linux

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 89.30%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 24

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference It is possible that iwl_pci_probe() will fail and free the trans, then afterwards iwl_pci_remove() will be called and crash by trying to access trans which is already freed, fix it. iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected crf-id 0xa5a5a5a2, cnv-id 0xa5a5a5a2 wfpm id 0xa5a5a5a2 iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Can't find a correct rfid for crf id 0x5a2 ... BUG: kernel NULL pointer derefer

Affected Packages4 packages

Linuxlinux/linux_kernel5.4.05.4.244+4
Debianlinux/linux_kernel< 5.10.191-1+3
CVEListV5linux/linux809805a820c6445f7a701ded24fdc6bbc841d1e4f6f2d16c77f936041b8ac495fceabded4ec6c83c+6
debiandebian/linux< linux 6.1.37-1 (bookworm)

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference2025-12-24
GHSA
GHSA-fp97-j955-wgw4: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference It is possible that i2025-12-24
OSV
CVE-2023-54053: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference It is possible that iwl2025-12-24

📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in iwlwifi due to NULL pointer dereference2025-12-24
Debian
CVE-2023-54053: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwi...2023

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54053 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz