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CVE-2023-53422 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: fw: fix memory leak in debugfs Fix a memory leak that occurs when reading the fw_info file all the way, since we return NULL indicating no more data, but don't free the status tracking object.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f64bc8e001f216566d17ef9fd5608c762ebcd4 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d90d2f4a018fe8cfd65068bc6350b6222be4852 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89496d6cff297c88fe0286a440c380ceb172da2b kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b830ba20b43be52eae7d4087b61a0079dec56820 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e302e9ca14a86a80eadfb24a34d8675aadaf3ef3 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe17124282da055cb2e53f0131521459b5c7866c kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53422
NVD Published Date:
09/18/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/19/2025
Source:
kernel.org