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CVE-2023-53277 Details

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: iwl3945: 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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e07d6587c55015956862ef3b101fd45fa49fbc kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdeb8b9f29dfd64805bb49475ac7566a3cb06cb kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f80b3ff92514ebd227e5c55d3d1e480401b02b7 kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34f611204ae589bd5c494b10b41fb13436bd3c3f kernel.orgPatch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae2fc4de12686f3fe695824169c1272c9f798f7 kernel.orgPatch

see all 7 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]
CWE-476NULL Pointer DereferenceCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.24, < 4.19.276
>= 4.20, < 5.4.235
>= 5.5, < 5.10.173
>= 5.11, < 5.15.99
>= 5.16, < 6.1.16

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-53277
NVD Published Date:
Sep 16, 2025
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
kernel.org
CVE-2023-53277 Details - Not Deferred