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CVE-2023-53422— wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs

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Affected
Linux Linux
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.

Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于读取fw_info文件时未释放状态跟踪对象，可能导致内存泄漏。

AI Predicted 5.5 Difficulty: Easy EPSS 0.16% · P5

Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI

T1499.002 · Service Exhaustion Flood

Affected Version Matrix 14

VendorProduct Version RangeStatus
Linux Linux 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< 89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b affected
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3 affected
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< 37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4 affected
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c affected
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820 affected
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da< 3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852 affected
5.8 affected
< 5.8 unaffected
… +6 more rows
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-53422

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Vulnerability Title
wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
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Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Linux kernel 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Linux kernel是美国Linux基金会的开源操作系统Linux所使用的内核。 Linux kernel存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于读取fw_info文件时未释放状态跟踪对象，可能导致内存泄漏。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)

Affected Products

Vendor Product Affected Versions CPE Subscribe
Linux Linux 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da ~ 89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b -
Linux Linux 5.8 -

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Same Patch Batch · Linux · 2025-09-18 · 121 CVEs total

CVE-2023-53382 9.8 CRITICAL net/smc: Reset connection when trying to use SMCRv2 fails.
CVE-2022-50401 9.8 CRITICAL nfsd: under NFSv4.1, fix double svc_xprt_put on rpc_create failure
CVE-2022-50410 9.8 CRITICAL NFSD: Protect against send buffer overflow in NFSv2 READ
CVE-2022-50413 8.8 HIGH wifi: mac80211: fix use-after-free
CVE-2022-50419 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_sysfs: Fix attempting to call device_add multiple times
CVE-2023-53374 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early
CVE-2022-50386 8.8 HIGH Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix user-after-free
CVE-2023-53431 8.8 HIGH scsi: ses: Handle enclosure with just a primary component gracefully
CVE-2023-53432 8.8 HIGH firewire: net: fix use after free in fwnet_finish_incoming_packet()
CVE-2023-53372 8.2 HIGH sctp: fix a potential overflow in sctp_ifwdtsn_skip
CVE-2023-53398 7.8 HIGH mlx5: fix possible ptp queue fifo use-after-free
CVE-2023-53426 7.8 HIGH xsk: Fix xsk_diag use-after-free error during socket cleanup
CVE-2023-53378 7.8 HIGH drm/i915/dpt: Treat the DPT BO as a framebuffer
CVE-2023-53377 7.8 HIGH cifs: prevent use-after-free by freeing the cfile later
CVE-2023-53376 7.8 HIGH scsi: mpi3mr: Use number of bits to manage bitmap sizes
CVE-2023-53373 7.8 HIGH crypto: seqiv - Handle EBUSY correctly
CVE-2023-53429 7.8 HIGH btrfs: don't check PageError in __extent_writepage
CVE-2022-50399 7.8 HIGH media: atomisp: prevent integer overflow in sh_css_set_black_frame()
CVE-2022-50411 7.8 HIGH ACPICA: Fix error code path in acpi_ds_call_control_method()
CVE-2022-50384 7.8 HIGH staging: vme_user: Fix possible UAF in tsi148_dma_list_add

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