CVE-2023-53574

wifi: rtw88: delete timer and free skb queue when unloading

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: October 3, 2026 at 11:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

5.2 ≤ v < 6.1.1895.2 ≤ v < 6.5.55.2 ≤ v < 6.65.2e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9
Vendor states this is fixed in 4128b00a6006870e117ab1841e58f369e9284ecb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 60ee0f6fea7ba5681ebf7d70b8ebe592227188a4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 634fcbcaa4062db39aeb5ac6ed1bc1feb8dd5216 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-401

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