In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler()

rxq can be NULL only when trans_pcie->rxq is NULL and entry->entry
is zero. For the case when entry->entry is not equal to 0, rxq
won't be NULL even if trans_pcie->rxq is NULL. Modify checker to
check for trans_pcie->rxq.
Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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History

Mon, 15 Sep 2025 15:00:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler() rxq can be NULL only when trans_pcie->rxq is NULL and entry->entry is zero. For the case when entry->entry is not equal to 0, rxq won't be NULL even if trans_pcie->rxq is NULL. Modify checker to check for trans_pcie->rxq.
Title wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler()
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-15T14:46:20.886Z

Reserved: 2025-09-15T14:19:21.849Z

Link: CVE-2023-53251

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-15T15:15:52.393

Modified: 2025-09-15T15:22:27.090

Link: CVE-2023-53251

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