CVE-2023-53575
wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix potential array out of bounds access
HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:17 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: mvm: fix potential array out of bounds access Account for IWL_SEC_WEP_KEY_OFFSET when needed while verifying key_len size in iwl_mvm_sec_key_add().
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Vendor states this is fixed in 133b1cd4d98bb8b272335c8e6b0e0c399c0b2ffa (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 637452360ecde9ac972d19416e9606529576b302 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.2 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125
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