Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53460 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe(). 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 | >=e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 <6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da || >=e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 <48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa | 6cc92379b80af005e1f49ef6ef790cddc58cf0da, 48181d285623198c33bb9698992502687b258efa |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 1, 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: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe() drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe() warn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811 Fix this by modifying return to a goto statement.
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