---
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:

  wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()

  Do `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'
---

## Overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: rtw89: fix potential leak in rtw89_append_probe_req_ie()

Do `kfree_skb(new)` before `goto out` to prevent potential leak.

## Affected

- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 1e336d6bab68973084a18c1e4bd78cd0bbbdcacd`
- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < a10b6d73123bd480751d916575835abb615072fd`
- `Linux >= 895907779752606f6a4795abfc008509f8e38314 < 4a0e218cc9c42d1903ade8b5a371dcf48cf918c5`
- `Linux 5.18`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.