{"id":"CVE-2023-53460","title":"wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()\n\ndrivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe()\nwarn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 < 6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da","Linux >= e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 < 48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa","Linux 5.2"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:21:23.066647Z"},"published":"2025-10-01","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:31:10.100Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53460","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.0014,"epssPercentile":0.03385,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.797Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53460","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()\n\ndrivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe()\nwarn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811\n\nFix this by modifying return to a goto statement.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 < 6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da`\n- `Linux >= e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 < 48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa`\n- `Linux 5.2`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}