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CVE-2023-53113 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: fix NULL-ptr deref in offchan check If, e.g. in AP mode, the link was already created by userspace but not activated yet, it has a chandef but the chandef isn't valid and has no channel. Check for this and ignore this link.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/201a836c2385fdd2b9d0a8e7737bba5b26f1863a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87e80ea4fbc9ce2f2005905fdbcd38baaa47463a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f624bb6fad23df3270580b4fcef415c6e7bf7705 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53113
NVD Published Date:
05/02/2025
NVD Last Modified:
05/05/2025
Source:
kernel.org