CVE-2023-53460

wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()

published October 1, 2025

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
3.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()

drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/usb.c:876 rtw_usb_probe()

warn: 'hw' from ieee80211_alloc_hw() not released on lines: 811

Fix this by modifying return to a goto statement.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00140 · 3.0th percentile
Published
2025-10-01T11:42Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 OCT 11:42Z
    wifi: rtw88: fix memory leak in rtw_usb_probe()
    cvelistv5