CVE-2023-53574

Medium

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: delete timer and free skb queue when unloading Fix possible crash and memory leak on driver unload by deleting TX purge timer and freeing C2H queue in 'rtw_core_deinit()', shrink critical section in the latter by freeing COEX queue out of TX report lock scope.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Linux Kernel

PublishedOct 4, 2025

First seenOct 4, 2025

Weakness typeCWE-401CWE-401

How to fix

Update

linux linux_kernel6.5.5 or later

Patches

git.kernel.org/stable/c/4128b00a6006870e117ab1841e58f369e9284ecb
git.kernel.org/stable/c/634fcbcaa4062db39aeb5ac6ed1bc1feb8dd5216

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
linux linux_kernel	5.2 ≤ v < 6.5.5	6.5.5

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