SB20250916138 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel marvell mwifiex driver
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916138
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53226)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/util.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
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
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.326