CVE-2023-53203

MEDIUM EPSS 3.2%
Published Sep 15, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 15, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: rely on mt76_connac2_mac_tx_rate_val In order to fix a possible NULL pointer dereference in mt7996_mac_write_txwi() of vif pointer, export mt76_connac2_mac_tx_rate_val utility routine and reuse it in mt7996 driver.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.2% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.3

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0765b5b4719f0435bb019370b317d2fb8138eb34
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8e2d69467f78a7c9d87b452220e87012435e33
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0765b5b4719f0435bb019370b317d2fb8138eb34
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b8e2d69467f78a7c9d87b452220e87012435e33
    Patch