CVE-2023-53277

low-risk
Published 2025-09-16

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (7)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e07d6587c55015956862ef3b101fd45fa49fbc
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdeb8b9f29dfd64805bb49475ac7566a3cb06cb
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f80b3ff92514ebd227e5c55d3d1e480401b02b7
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f611204ae589bd5c494b10b41fb13436bd3c3f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae2fc4de12686f3fe695824169c1272c9f798f7
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505c74c4c0b1c5bcaa98a93b3087c268156070f1
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e594abc0424e4f8c2385f11aefeaadcfc507aa5
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal