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CVE-2023-53467: wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()

• 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: 2025-10-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie() Do `kfree_skb(new)` before `goto out` to prevent potential leak.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.18 before 6.1.16; from 6.2 before 6.2.3 — fixed in 6.1.16, 6.2.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.16, 6.2.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd

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