CVE-2023-53460 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-53460?

CVE-2023-53460 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2023-53460?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	>= 5.2, < 6.3.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-401

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-53460?

CVE-2023-53460 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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 ieee8...

How severe is CVE-2023-53460?

CVE-2023-53460 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-53460?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.