FKIE_CVE-2023-53808

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-09 01:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:46
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read() Always free the zeroed page on return from 'mwifiex_histogram_read()'.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
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            "drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/debugfs.c"
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  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read()\n\nAlways free the zeroed page on return from \u0027mwifiex_histogram_read()\u0027."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2023-53808",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:46:06.473",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-09T01:16:52.807",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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