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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-10-04 | Published 2025-10-04 | Updated 2025-10-04 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0
affected

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6
affected

Default status
affected

6.1.55
unaffected

6.5.5
unaffected

6.6
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22

git.kernel.org/...c/07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0

git.kernel.org/...c/5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6

cve.org (CVE-2023-53540)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53540)

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