CVE-2023-53460

MEDIUM EPSS 2.8%
Published Oct 1, 20259mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Oct 1, 2025 9mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe() drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe() warn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811 Fix this by modifying return to a goto statement.

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
2.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-401

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.2  –  <6.3.4

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da
    Patch