CVE-2023-54191 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime in Linux

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime7 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUM
No vector
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.35%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
LinuxLinux KernelDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedDec 30

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queues in mt7996_mcu_exit routine even if mt7996_firmware_state fails.

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Linuxlinux/linux_kernel6.2.0 — 6.2.3
▶CVEListV5linux/linux98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 — b539d35e13e5d6b3dca76271261106b2356aa64c+2
▶debiandebian/linux

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2023-54191: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queues↗2025-12-30
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OSV
wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit↗2025-12-30
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GHSA
GHSA-5gfv-jw63-2f46: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queu↗2025-12-30
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Memory leak in mt76 Wi-Fi driver leads to Denial of Service↗2025-12-30
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Debian
CVE-2023-54191: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76:...↗2023
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2023-54191 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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