CVE-2023-53589
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53589
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-53589.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-53589
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2025-10-04T15:44:04Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-12T03:30:45Z
- Severity
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- 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't trust firmware n_channels
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: don't trust firmware n_channels
If the firmware sends us a corrupted MCC response with n_channels much larger than the command response can be, we might copy far too much (uninitialized) memory and even crash if the n_channels is large enough to make it run out of the one page allocated for the FW response.
Fix that by checking the lengths. Doing a < comparison would be sufficient, but the firmware should be doing it correctly, so check more strictly.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53589.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ad5a4d421ce65652fcb24d46b7e273130240d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/557ba100d8cf3661ff8d71c0b4a2cba8db555ec2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/682b6dc29d98e857e6ca4bbc077c7dc2899b7473
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c176f03350954b795322de0bfe1d7b514db41f45
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0d39bed9e95f27a246be91c5929254ac043ed30
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e519a404a5bbba37693cb10fa61794a5fce4fd9b
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53589.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53589
- 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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Introduceddcaf9f5ecb6f395152609bdc40660d9b593dca63Fixede519a404a5bbba37693cb10fa61794a5fce4fd9bFixedd0d39bed9e95f27a246be91c5929254ac043ed30Fixed05ad5a4d421ce65652fcb24d46b7e273130240d6Fixed557ba100d8cf3661ff8d71c0b4a2cba8db555ec2Fixedc176f03350954b795322de0bfe1d7b514db41f45Fixed682b6dc29d98e857e6ca4bbc077c7dc2899b7473
Linux / Kernel
Package
- Name
- Kernel