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CVE-2023-53277 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e07d6587c55015956862ef3b101fd45fa49fbc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdeb8b9f29dfd64805bb49475ac7566a3cb06cb kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f80b3ff92514ebd227e5c55d3d1e480401b02b7 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f611204ae589bd5c494b10b41fb13436bd3c3f kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae2fc4de12686f3fe695824169c1272c9f798f7 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505c74c4c0b1c5bcaa98a93b3087c268156070f1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e594abc0424e4f8c2385f11aefeaadcfc507aa5 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53277
NVD Published Date:
09/16/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/16/2025
Source:
kernel.org