CVE-2023-53257 (GCVE-0-2023-53257)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-09-15 14:46
Modified
2025-09-15 14:46
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: check S1G action frame size Before checking the action code, check that it even exists in the frame.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19e4a47ee74718a22e963e8a647c8c3bfe8bb05c
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e030a2509be72b452b6f4a800786d43229414db
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ae7a1378a119780c8c17a6b5fc03011c3bb7029
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fedd9377dd9c71a950d432fbe1628eebfbed70a1
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Linux Linux Version: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
Version: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
Version: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
Version: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2
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