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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52688

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix the error handler of rfkill config When the core rfkill config throws error, it should free the allocated resources. Currently it is not freeing the core pdev create resources. Avoid this issue by calling the core pdev destroy in the error handler of core rfkill config. Found this issue in the code review and it is compile tested only.

Products
linux
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.7.7-1
CVEs
CVE-2023-52688
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 16:01 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52688

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 May 2024, 15:15 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: fix the error handler of rfkill config When the core rfkill config throws error, it should free the allocated resources. Currently it is not freeing the core pdev create resources. Avoid this issue by calling the core pdev destroy in the error handler of core rfkill config. Found this issue in the code review and it is compile tested only.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52688

linux

Fixed versions: 6.7.7-1

linux

Fixed versions: 6.7.7-1

Complete source record
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