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CVE-2023-53209 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: Fix possible NULL dereference In a call to mac80211_hwsim_select_tx_link() the sta pointer might be NULL, thus need to check that it is not NULL before accessing it.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0cc80943ef518a1c51a1111e9346d1daf11dd545 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8a20fed3e05b3a6866c5c58855deaf3c217ccd6 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d0124848c7940aba73492e282506b32a13f2e30e kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53209
NVD Published Date:
09/15/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/15/2025
Source:
kernel.org