CVE-2023-53251
wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler() rxq can be NULL only when trans_pcie->rxq is NULL and entry->entry is zero. For the case when entry->entry is not equal to 0, rxq won't be NULL even if trans_pcie->rxq is NULL. Modify checker to check for trans_pcie->rxq.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 15, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
abc599efa67bb4138536360e07d677052b19e392 < 3b9de981fe7f1c6e07c7b852421ad69be3d4b6c2 abc599efa67bb4138536360e07d677052b19e392 < 2d690495eb2766d58e25c83676f422219c4fcf18 abc599efa67bb4138536360e07d677052b19e392 < 390e44efcf4d390b5053ad112553155d2d097c73 abc599efa67bb4138536360e07d677052b19e392 < f71d0fc407dd028416bec002ddcc62f5acb0346a abc599efa67bb4138536360e07d677052b19e392 < 1902f1953b8ba100ee8705cb8a6f1a9795550eca
Linux / Linux
5.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9de981fe7f1c6e07c7b852421ad69be3d4b6c2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d690495eb2766d58e25c83676f422219c4fcf18 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390e44efcf4d390b5053ad112553155d2d097c73 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f71d0fc407dd028416bec002ddcc62f5acb0346a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1902f1953b8ba100ee8705cb8a6f1a9795550eca