CVE-2023-53422

low-risk
Published 2025-09-18

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.

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 (6)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal