FKIE_CVE-2023-53992

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-24 11:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:46
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: ocb: don't leave if not joined If there's no OCB state, don't ask the driver/mac80211 to leave, since that's just confusing. Since set/clear the chandef state, that's a simple check.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/94332210902967b7d63294b43428c8ed075b20e6
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abc76cf552e13cfa88a204b362a86b0e08e95228
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7b0fe3487d203c04ee1bda91a63bd4dd398c350
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  "id": "CVE-2023-53992",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:46:30.013",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2025-12-24T11:15:52.100",
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  "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}


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