CVE-2023-53422

MEDIUM EPSS 4.3%
Published Sep 18, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Sep 18, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs Fix a memory leak that occurs when reading the fw_info file all the way, since we return NULL indicating no more data, but don't free the status tracking object.

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
4.3% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 5

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.8  –  <5.10.180
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.111
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.28
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.2.15
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.3  –  <6.3.2

References 6

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c
    Patch