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CVE-2023-53277
wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue
Vulnerability Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae2fc4de12686f3fe695824169c1272c9f798f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e594abc0424e4f8c2385f11aefeaadcfc507aa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f80b3ff92514ebd227e5c55d3d1e480401b02b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/505c74c4c0b1c5bcaa98a93b3087c268156070f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f611204ae589bd5c494b10b41fb13436bd3c3f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e07d6587c55015956862ef3b101fd45fa49fbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdeb8b9f29dfd64805bb49475ac7566a3cb06cb
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a, 2.6.24, 0, 4.19.276, 5.4.235, 5.10.173, 5.15.99, 6.1.16, 6.2.3, 6.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 16th, 2025
Last Modified:
May 11th, 2026
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.