CVE-2023-53422
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53422
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53422.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53422
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-09-18T16:04:05Z
- Modified
- 2025-10-21T18:11:48.067019Z
- Summary
- wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs
- Details
-
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.
- References
-
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- 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
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixed89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixede302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixed37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixedfe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixedb830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
-
Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixed3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
Affected versions
v5.*
v5.10
v5.10-rc1
v5.10-rc2
v5.10-rc3
v5.10-rc4
v5.10-rc5
v5.10-rc6
v5.10-rc7
v5.10.1
v5.10.10
v5.10.100
v5.10.101
v5.10.102
v5.10.103
v5.10.104
v5.10.105
v5.10.106
v5.10.107
v5.10.108
v5.10.109
v5.10.11
v5.10.110
v5.10.111
v5.10.112
v5.10.113
v5.10.114
v5.10.115
v5.10.116
v5.10.117
v5.10.118
v5.10.119
v5.10.12
v5.10.120
v5.10.121
v5.10.122
v5.10.123
v5.10.124
v5.10.125
v5.10.126
v5.10.127
v5.10.128
v5.10.129
v5.10.13
v5.10.130
v5.10.131
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v5.10.134
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v5.10.140
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v5.10.167
v5.10.168
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v5.10.179
v5.10.18
v5.10.19
v5.10.2
v5.10.20
v5.10.21
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v5.10.23
v5.10.24
v5.10.25
v5.10.26
v5.10.27
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v5.10.29
v5.10.3
v5.10.30
v5.10.31
v5.10.32
v5.10.33
v5.10.34
v5.10.35
v5.10.36
v5.10.37
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v5.10.39
v5.10.4
v5.10.40
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v5.10.42
v5.10.43
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v5.10.5
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v5.10.60
v5.10.61
v5.10.62
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v5.10.65
v5.10.66
v5.10.67
v5.10.68
v5.10.69
v5.10.7
v5.10.70
v5.10.71
v5.10.72
v5.10.73
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v5.10.75
v5.10.76
v5.10.77
v5.10.78
v5.10.79
v5.10.8
v5.10.80
v5.10.81
v5.10.82
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v5.10.84
v5.10.85
v5.10.86
v5.10.87
v5.10.88
v5.10.89
v5.10.9
v5.10.90
v5.10.91
v5.10.92
v5.10.93
v5.10.94
v5.10.95
v5.10.96
v5.10.97
v5.10.98
v5.10.99
v5.11
v5.11-rc1
v5.11-rc2
v5.11-rc3
v5.11-rc4
v5.11-rc5
v5.11-rc6
v5.11-rc7
v5.12
v5.12-rc1
v5.12-rc1-dontuse
v5.12-rc2
v5.12-rc3
v5.12-rc4
v5.12-rc5
v5.12-rc6
v5.12-rc7
v5.12-rc8
v5.13
v5.13-rc1
v5.13-rc2
v5.13-rc3
v5.13-rc4
v5.13-rc5
v5.13-rc6
v5.13-rc7
v5.14
v5.14-rc1
v5.14-rc2
v5.14-rc3
v5.14-rc4
v5.14-rc5
v5.14-rc6
v5.14-rc7
v5.15
v5.15-rc1
v5.15-rc2
v5.15-rc3
v5.15-rc4
v5.15-rc5
v5.15-rc6
v5.15-rc7
v5.15.1
v5.15.10
v5.15.100
v5.15.101
v5.15.102
v5.15.103
v5.15.104
v5.15.105
v5.15.106
v5.15.107
v5.15.108
v5.15.109
v5.15.11
v5.15.110
v5.15.12
v5.15.13
v5.15.14
v5.15.15
v5.15.16
v5.15.17
v5.15.18
v5.15.19
v5.15.2
v5.15.20
v5.15.21
v5.15.22
v5.15.23
v5.15.24
v5.15.25
v5.15.26
v5.15.27
v5.15.28
v5.15.29
v5.15.3
v5.15.30
v5.15.31
v5.15.32
v5.15.33
v5.15.34
v5.15.35
v5.15.36
v5.15.37
v5.15.38
v5.15.39
v5.15.4
v5.15.40
v5.15.41
v5.15.42
v5.15.43
v5.15.44
v5.15.45
v5.15.46
v5.15.47
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v5.15.5
v5.15.50
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v5.15.55
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v5.15.6
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v5.15.69
v5.15.7
v5.15.70
v5.15.71
v5.15.72
v5.15.73
v5.15.74
v5.15.75
v5.15.76
v5.15.77
v5.15.78
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v5.15.8
v5.15.80
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v5.15.82
v5.15.83
v5.15.84
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v5.15.86
v5.15.87
v5.15.88
v5.15.89
v5.15.9
v5.15.90
v5.15.91
v5.15.92
v5.15.93
v5.15.94
v5.15.95
v5.15.96
v5.15.97
v5.15.98
v5.15.99
v5.16
v5.16-rc1
v5.16-rc2
v5.16-rc3
v5.16-rc4
v5.16-rc5
v5.16-rc6
v5.16-rc7
v5.16-rc8
v5.17
v5.17-rc1
v5.17-rc2
v5.17-rc3
v5.17-rc4
v5.17-rc5
v5.17-rc6
v5.17-rc7
v5.17-rc8
v5.18
v5.18-rc1
v5.18-rc2
v5.18-rc3
v5.18-rc4
v5.18-rc5
v5.18-rc6
v5.18-rc7
v5.19
v5.19-rc1
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v5.19-rc3
v5.19-rc4
v5.19-rc5
v5.19-rc6
v5.19-rc7
v5.19-rc8
v5.7
v5.7-rc5
v5.7-rc6
v5.7-rc7
v5.8
v5.8-rc1
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v5.8-rc3
v5.8-rc4
v5.8-rc5
v5.8-rc6
v5.8-rc7
v5.9
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v5.9-rc3
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v5.9-rc7
v5.9-rc8
v6.*
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v6.0-rc1
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v6.0-rc3
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v6.0-rc5
v6.0-rc6
v6.0-rc7
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v6.1.27
v6.1.3
v6.1.4
v6.1.5
v6.1.6
v6.1.7
v6.1.8
v6.1.9
v6.2
v6.2-rc1
v6.2-rc2
v6.2-rc3
v6.2-rc4
v6.2-rc5
v6.2-rc6
v6.2-rc7
v6.2-rc8
v6.2.1
v6.2.10
v6.2.11
v6.2.12
v6.2.13
v6.2.14
v6.2.2
v6.2.3
v6.2.4
v6.2.5
v6.2.6
v6.2.7
v6.2.8
v6.2.9
v6.3
v6.3-rc1
v6.3-rc2
v6.3-rc3
v6.3-rc4
v6.3-rc5
v6.3-rc6
v6.3-rc7
v6.3.1
Database specific
vanir_signatures
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