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wifi: cfg80211: ocb: don't leave if not joined

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ocb: don't leave if not joined If there's no OCB state, don't ask the driver/mac80211 to leave, since that's just confusing. Since set/clear the chandef state, that's a simple check.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.1.55, 6.5.5
CVEs
CVE-2023-53992
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:38 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: cfg80211: ocb: don't leave if not joined

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Dec 2025, 10:55 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ocb: don't leave if not joined If there's no OCB state, don't ask the driver/mac80211 to leave, since that's just confusing. Since set/clear the chandef state, that's a simple check.

osv:CVE-2023-53992

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.1.55, 6.5.5

Complete source record
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