Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-53540

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such...

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-50533

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc If association to an AP without a link 0 fails, then we crash in tracing because it assumes that either apmldaddr or link 0 BSS is valid, since we clear sdata-vif.validlink...

EUVD-2025-32822

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc If association to an AP without a link 0 fails, then we crash in tracing because it assumes that either apmldaddr or link 0 BSS is valid, since we clear sdata-vif.validlink...

CVE-2022-50533 wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: mlme: fix null-ptr deref on failed assoc If association to an AP without a link 0 fails, then we crash in tracing because it assumes that either apmldaddr or link 0 BSS is valid, since we clear sdata-vif.validlink...

AZL-77399 CVE-2023-53540 affecting package kernel 5.15.200.1-1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later...

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53540

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later...

CVE-2023-53540 wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later...

CVE-2023-53540

CVE-2023-53540 covers a Linux kernel wifi issue in cfg80211 where a station will reject auth/assoc to an AP if the AP uses the station’s own address as MLD address or BSSID. The advisory states this should be rejected to avoid a later failure, with impact described as a high availability risk but...

PT-2025-38430

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description The Linux kernel contains a use-after-free issue within the mac80211 component. The vulnerability occurs because memory associated with AP MLD address data is freed prematurely, leading ...