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CVE-2023-53460
CVE-2023-53460
PUBLISHED
wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()
Reported by linux · Published October 1, 2025
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe() drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe() warn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811 Fix this by modifying return to a goto statement.
EPSS 0.14% · 3.3th percentile
Risk scores
EPSS Score
0.14%
3.3th percentile
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 |
| Linux | Linux | 5.2, 0, 6.3.4 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 5.2, 5.2 |
| Linux | Linux | *, 5.2, 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 1, 2025 CVE Published
- Oct 2, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (15 in total, the first dated here)
- Oct 8, 2025 EPSS Score (29 in total, the first dated here)
- Jan 24, 2026 Security Advisory (43 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 17, 2026 CVE Updated
- Oct 7, 2026 Distribution Patch (33 in total, the first dated here)
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