Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53185 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in wifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585 || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555 || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85 || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888 || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8 || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd || >=fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 <061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142 | db8df00cd6d801b3abdb145201c2bdd1c665f585, 9e3031eea2d45918dc44cbfc6a6029e82882916f, 4dc3560561a08842b4a4c07ccc5a90e5067dbb5b, 1044187e7249073f719ebbf9e5ffb4f16f99e555, 95b4b940f0fb2873dcedad81699e869eb7581c85, 09740fa9827cfbaf23ecd041e602a426f99be888, 6a444dffb75238c47d2d852f12cf53f12ad2cba8, be2a546c30fe8d72efa032bee612363bb75314bd, 061b0cb9327b80d7a0f63a33e7c3e2a91a71f142 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 2.6.35 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 15, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: don't allow to overwrite ENDPOINT0 attributes A bad USB device is able to construct a service connection response message with target endpoint being ENDPOINT0 which is reserved for HTC_CTRL_RSVD_SVC and should not be modified to be used for any other services. Reject such service connection responses. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
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