SB20250916260 - Use of uninitialized resource in Linux kernel mac80211
Published: September 16, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250916260
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) Use of uninitialized resource (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53229)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized resource within the __sta_info_destroy_part1() function in net/mac80211/sta_info.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/022c8320d9eb7394538bd716fa1a07a5ed92621b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12b220a6171faf10638ab683a975cadcf1a352d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30c5a016a37a668c1c07442cf94de6e99ea7417a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fe20515449a80a177526d2ecd13b43f6ee41aeb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73752a39e2a6e38eee3ba90ece2ded598ea88006
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e68d7c640d41d8a371b8f6c2d2682ea437cbe21
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3593082e0dadf87f17ea4ca9fa0210caaa2aebf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/db8d32d6b25fdb75c387daee496b96209d477780
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.14.313