CVE-2023-53302 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()

Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue()
in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

No data.

No data.

No data.

No data.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad

History

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue() Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.
Title		wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2025-09-16T08:11:33.082Z

Updated: 2025-09-16T08:11:33.082Z

Reserved: 2025-09-16T08:09:37.993Z

Link: CVE-2023-53302

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

No data.

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1", "cveMetadata": {"cveId": "CVE-2023-53302", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2025-09-16T08:09:37.993Z", "datePublished": "2025-09-16T08:11:33.082Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T08:11:33.082Z"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2025-09-16T08:11:33.082Z"}, "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()\n\nAdd the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue()\nin order to avoid NULL pointer dereference."}], "affected": [{"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c"], "versions": [{"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}, {"version": "b481de9ca074528fe8c429604e2777db8b89806a", "lessThan": "26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git"}]}, {"product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": ["drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-mac.c"], "versions": [{"version": "2.6.24", "status": "affected"}, {"version": "0", "lessThan": "2.6.24", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "4.19.276", "lessThanOrEqual": "4.19.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.4.235", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.4.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.10.173", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "5.15.99", "lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.1.16", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.2.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.2.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver"}, {"version": "6.3", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"}]}], "cpeApplicability": [{"nodes": [{"operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [{"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "4.19.276"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "5.4.235"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "5.10.173"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "5.15.99"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.16"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "6.2.3"}, {"vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "2.6.24", "versionEndExcluding": "6.3"}]}]}], "references": [{"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c002d2741400771171b68dde9af937a4dfa0d1b3"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7"}, {"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61"}], "title": "wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()", "x_generator": {"engine": "bippy-1.2.0"}}}}