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🛡️ CVE-2023-54053 — kernel

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit NVD
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix possible NULL pointer dereference

It is possible that iwl_pci_probe() will fail and free the trans,

then afterwards iwl_pci_remove() will be called and crash by trying

to access trans which is already freed, fix it.

iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Detected crf-id 0xa5a5a5a2, cnv-id 0xa5a5a5a2

wfpm id 0xa5a5a5a2

iwlwifi 0000:01:00.0: Can't find a correct rfid for crf id 0x5a2

...

BUG: kernel NULL pointer dereference, address: 0000000000000028

...

RIP: 0010:iwl_pci_remove+0x12/0x30 [iwlwifi]

pci_device_remove+0x3e/0xb0

device_release_driver_internal+0x103/0x1f0

driver_detach+0x4c/0x90

bus_remove_driver+0x5c/0xd0

driver_unregister+0x31/0x50

pci_unregister_driver+0x40/0x90

iwl_pci_unregister_driver+0x15/0x20 [iwlwifi]

__exit_compat+0x9/0x98 [iwlwifi]

__x64_sys_delete_module+0x147/0x260

Affected software

CVE-2023-54053 is recorded against 2 packages.

  • kernel (from 6.2.0 up to 6.3.4)
  • unknown

Timeline and source

Published on 24 December 2025 and last revised on 12 August 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
git.kernel.org (Web)
github.com (Advisory)
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
git.kernel.org (Package)

Other advisories for this package

kernel has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

CVE-2023-54053 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector N/A
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source NVD
Published 2025-12-24
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-08-12
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
kernel 6.2.0 6.3.4
unknown — —

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