CVE-2023-53422
Published: September 19, 2025Last modified: September 19, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.6.89-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.6.58-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c