CVE-2023-53422
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53422
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53422.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53422
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-09-18T16:04:05.224Z
- Modified
- 2026-04-11T11:49:46.813449Z
- Severity
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- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs
- Details
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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.
- Database specific
{ "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53422.json", "cna_assigner": "Linux" }- References
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- 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
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53422.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53422
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
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
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Introduced36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791daFixed89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2bFixede302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3Fixed37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4Fixedfe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866cFixedb830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820Fixed3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852