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CVE-2023-53808
wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read()
Not scoredEPSS 0.22%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Linux
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read() Always free the zeroed page on return from 'mwifiex_histogram_read()'.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Linux
- 1 day later
· 1 day later
Published
- 5 months later
· 5 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
No CVSS score yet: neither the CNA, CISA nor NVD has scored this CVE. NVD status: Deferred.
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.22% · top 88% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Not scored.
Affected products
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
- affected cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 – < 9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb
- affected 4.0
- unaffected < 4.0
- unaffected 4.14.326 – ≤ 4.14.*
- unaffected 4.19.295 – ≤ 4.19.*
- unaffected 5.4.257 – ≤ 5.4.*
- unaffected 5.10.195 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.132 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.53 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.4.16 – ≤ 6.4.*
- unaffected 6.5.3 – ≤ 6.5.*
- unaffected 6.6 – ≤ *
References (9)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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