In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference In 'mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward()', always check the value returned by 'skb_copy()' to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference in 'mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt()', and drop original skb in case of copying failure. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
History

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference In 'mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward()', always check the value returned by 'skb_copy()' to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference in 'mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt()', and drop original skb in case of copying failure. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
Title wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-18T13:33:28.469Z

Updated: 2025-09-18T13:33:28.469Z

Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.736Z

Link: CVE-2023-53384

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-18T14:15:41.433

Modified: 2025-09-18T14:15:41.433

Link: CVE-2023-53384

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-09-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-53384 - Bugzilla