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wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta Avoid potential data corruption issues caused by uninitialized driver private data structures.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.10.178, 5.15.107, 5.4.241, 6.1.24, 6.2.11
CVEs
CVE-2023-53229
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 01:53 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Sept 2025, 14:22 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix invalid drv_sta_pre_rcu_remove calls for non-uploaded sta Avoid potential data corruption issues caused by uninitialized driver private data structures.

osv:CVE-2023-53229

Kernel

Fixed versions: 4.14.313, 4.19.281, 5.4.241, 5.10.178, 5.15.107, 6.1.24, 6.2.11

Complete source record
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