CVE-2023-53767

wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_qmi_driver_event_work()

published December 8, 2025

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
6.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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

wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_qmi_driver_event_work()

Currently the buffer pointed by event is not freed in case

ATH12K_FLAG_UNREGISTERING bit is set, this causes memory leak.

Add a goto skip instead of return, to ensure event and all the

list entries are freed properly.

Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00172 · 6.2th percentile
Published
2025-12-08T01:19Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 DEC 01:19Z
    wifi: ath12k: fix memory leak in ath12k_qmi_driver_event_work()
    cvelistv5