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CVE-2023-53229: wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: 2025-09-15 · updated 2026-08-04

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta Avoid potential data corruption issues caused by uninitialized driver private data structures.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 3.14 before 4.14.313; from 4.15 before 4.19.281; from 4.20 before 5.4.241; from 5.5 before 5.10.178; from 5.11 before 5.15.107; from 5.16 before 6.1.24 — fixed in 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.10.178, 5.15.107, 5.4.241, 6.1.24

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.10.178, 5.15.107. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/022c8320d9eb7394538bd716fa1a07a5ed92621b
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b220a6171faf10638ab683a975cadcf1a352d6
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c5a016a37a668c1c07442cf94de6e99ea7417a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe20515449a80a177526d2ecd13b43f6ee41aeb
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73752a39e2a6e38eee3ba90ece2ded598ea88006
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e68d7c640d41d8a371b8f6c2d2682ea437cbe21
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3593082e0dadf87f17ea4ca9fa0210caaa2aebf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8d32d6b25fdb75c387daee496b96209d477780

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