{"id":"CVE-2023-53467","title":"wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()\n\nDo `kfree_skb(new)` before `goto out` to prevent potential leak.","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd","Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd","Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5","Linux 5.18"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-11-05T20:21:44.181451Z"},"published":"2025-10-01","updated":"2026-11-05","sourceUpdated":"2026-11-05T20:31:10.674Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53467","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00157,"epssPercentile":0.04905,"ingestedAt":"2026-11-05T22:38:31.799Z","slug":"CVE-2023-53467","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()\n\nDo `kfree_skb(new)` before `goto out` to prevent potential leak.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd`\n- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd`\n- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5`\n- `Linux 5.18`\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":[]}