CVE-2023-53460

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability3. percentile0.1%
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedOct 1, 2025
First seenOct 1, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel5.2 ≤ v < 6.3.46.3.4

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CVE-2023-53460 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar