CVE-2023-53384

low-risk
Published 2025-09-18

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.

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 (9)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal