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CVE-2023-53302 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl4965: 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/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53302
NVD Published Date:
09/16/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/16/2025
Source:
kernel.org