CVE-2023-53226
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
14.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-191
Published 2025-09-15 · modified 2026-08-04
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | A | Adjacent |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2025-09-15 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-04 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_process_sta_rx_packet and mwifiex_process_uap_rx_packet, mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt and mwifiex_process_rx_packet not out-of-bounds access the skb->data buffer.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11958528161731c58e105b501ed60b83a91ea941
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29eca8b7863d1d7de6c5b746b374e3487d14f154
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3975e21d4d01efaf0296ded40d11c06589c49245
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c1331
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/650d1bc02fba7b42f476d8b6643324abac5921ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c54b6fc39eb1aac51cf2945f8a25e2a47fdca02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8824aa4ab62c800f75d96f48e1883a5f56ec5869
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7300e3800e9fd5405e88ce67709c1a97783b9c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f517c97fc129995de77dd06aa5a74f909ebf568f