CVE-2023-53384
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference In 'mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward()', always check the value returned by 'skb_copy()' to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference in 'mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt()', and drop original skb in case of copying failure. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-476 · NULL pointer dereference
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.14.326
- Linux Kernel < 4.19.295
- Linux Kernel < 5.4.257
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.195
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.132
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.53
- Linux Kernel < 6.4.16
- Linux Kernel < 6.5.3
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c