CVE-2023-53588

wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 4, 2025 at 03:44 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:45 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe When probing a client, first check if we have it, and then check for the channel context, otherwise you can trigger the warning there easily by probing when the AP isn't even started yet. Since a client existing means the AP is also operating, we can then keep the warning. Also simplify the moved code a bit.

Affected

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

3.8 ≤ v < 6.1.553.8 ≤ v < 6.5.53.8 ≤ v < 6.66.2 ≤ v < 6.5.53.855de908ab292c03f1eb280f51170ddb9c6b57e31
Vendor states this is fixed in 67dfa589aa8806c7959cbca2f4613b8d41c75a06 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7dce2deb0b03aaf46c87ceedea81ef4153e26c40 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7e1cda5cf07f848e6b50b4e5e7761ffbce905a3d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.55 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.5 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

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CWE
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