#VU115925 NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel - CVE-2023-53384
Published: September 19, 2025 / Updated: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU115925
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53384
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/uap_txrx.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's repository.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c57f9ad2c3ed43abb764b0247d610ff7fdb7a00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/139d285e7695279f030dbb172e2d0245425c86c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231086e6a36316b823654f4535653f22d6344420
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35a7a1ce7c7d61664ee54f5239a1f120ab95a87e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7197e4d6a1bc72a774590d8765909f898be1dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bef85d58f7709896ed8426560ad117a73a37762f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2509f7c37355e1f0bd5b7087815b845fd383723
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d155c5f64cefacdc6a9a26d40be53ee2903c28ff
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7fd24b8d1bb54c5bcf583139e11a5e651e0263c
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.132