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CVE-2023-54191: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit

• Severity: unknown
• 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: 2025-12-30 · updated 2026-10-28

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queues in mt7996_mcu_exit routine even if mt7996_firmware_state fails.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.2 — fixed in 6.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b539d35e13e5d6b3dca76271261106b2356aa64c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5b4d93e141b52c5a71d0c41a042d1bcaf70d2e

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