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CVE-2023-53808
wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read()
Vulnerability Description
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()'.
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/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73, 4.0, 0, 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.132, 6.1.53, 6.4.16, 6.5.3, 6.6
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 9th, 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.