SB2025121037 - Memory leak in Linux kernel marvell mwifiex driver
Published: December 10, 2025 Updated: December 12, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121037
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) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-53808)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the mwifiex_histogram_read() function in drivers/net/wireless/marvell/mwifiex/debugfs.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/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.5.3