Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53574 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in wifi: rtw88: delete timer and free skb queue when unloading. 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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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. 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.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 <60ee0f6fea7ba5681ebf7d70b8ebe592227188a4 || >=e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 <4128b00a6006870e117ab1841e58f369e9284ecb || >=e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9 <634fcbcaa4062db39aeb5ac6ed1bc1feb8dd5216 | 60ee0f6fea7ba5681ebf7d70b8ebe592227188a4, 4128b00a6006870e117ab1841e58f369e9284ecb, 634fcbcaa4062db39aeb5ac6ed1bc1feb8dd5216 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.2 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 4, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 3, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: delete timer and free skb queue when unloading Fix possible crash and memory leak on driver unload by deleting TX purge timer and freeing C2H queue in 'rtw_core_deinit()', shrink critical section in the latter by freeing COEX queue out of TX report lock scope.
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