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CVE-2023-53422

MEDIUM 5.5

wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs

CVSS Score
5.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs Fix a memory leak that occurs when reading the fw_info file all the way, since we return NULL indicating no more data, but don't free the status tracking object.

Vendor linux
Product linux
Ecosystems
Industries
Technology
Published Sep 18, 2025
Last Updated May 11, 2026
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Affected Versions

Linux / Linux
36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < 89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < 37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820 36dfe9ac6e8b8fc2e25733d003a867a40db791da < 3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852
Linux / Linux
5.8

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852