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

CVE-2023-53540 affects the Linux kernel wifi cfg80211: it rejects authentication/association attempts to an AP when the AP uses our own address as MLD/BSSID to avoid later failures. The issue’s root cause is improper handling of APs that spoof our address; it is mitigated by patches in the Linux ...