CVE-2023-53721
wifi: ath12k: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in ath12k_mac_op_hw_scan()
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix a NULL pointer dereference in ath12k_mac_op_hw_scan() In ath12k_mac_op_hw_scan(), the return value of kzalloc() is directly used in memcpy(), which may lead to a NULL pointer dereference on failure of kzalloc(). Fix this bug by adding a check of arg.extraie.ptr. Tested-on: WCN7850 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.HMT.1.0-03427-QCAHMTSWPL_V1.0_V2.0_SILICONZ-1.15378.4
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | Oct 22, 2025 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < 5a263df398b581189fe632b4ab8440f3dd76c251 d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 < 8ad314da54c6dd223a6b6cc85019160aa842f659
Linux / Linux
6.3