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CVE-2023-52525: wifi: mwifiex: Fix oob check condition in mwifiex_process_rx_packet
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2024-03-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-125
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix oob check condition in mwifiex_process_rx_packet Only skip the code path trying to access the rfc1042 headers when the buffer is too small, so the driver can still process packets without rfc1042 headers.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: from 5.10.195 before 5.10.198; from 5.15.132 before 5.15.135; from 6.1.53 before 6.1.57; from 6.5.3 before 6.5.7; 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 — fixed in 5.10.198, 5.15.135, 6.1.57, 6.5.7
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.198, 5.15.135, 6.1.57, 6.5.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a18c8bac7f60d32b7af22da03b66f350beee38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16cc18b9080892d1a0200a38e36ae52e464bc555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5afb996349cb6d1f14d6ba9aaa7aed3bd82534f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b706286473db4fd54b5f869faa67f4a8cb18e99
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71b1d2b57f145c8469aa9346f0fd57bf59b2b89c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aef7a0300047e7b4707ea0411dc9597cba108fc8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8e260654a29de872e7cb85387d8ab8974694e8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be2ff39b1504c5359f4a083c1cfcad21d666e216
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10a18c8bac7f60d32b7af22da03b66f350beee38
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/16cc18b9080892d1a0200a38e36ae52e464bc555
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5afb996349cb6d1f14d6ba9aaa7aed3bd82534f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b706286473db4fd54b5f869faa67f4a8cb18e99
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