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CVE-2023-52530

kernel: wifi: mac80211: fix potential key use-after-free

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 2, 2024

Updated · August 5, 2026

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s IEEE 802.11 networking stack implementation functionality, used by Wifi, in how a user triggers the error path of the ieee80211_gtk_rekey_add function. This flaw allows a local user to crash the system.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is not affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free