CVE-2023-53384
wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference
CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Sep 18, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < 139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < 231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < 7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < 0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723 838e4f44929782a2163c7bc95a7cd2da5d8b47f9 < 35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e
Linux / Linux
3.7
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e