CVE-2023-53302
wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue() Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 16, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < 874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3 b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < 3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < 2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2 b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < 878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7 b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a < 26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61
Linux / Linux
2.6.24
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61