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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function It is stated that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees the provided skb or passes its management to another callback function. However, the skb is not freed in case there is no another callback function, and Syzkaller was able to cause a memory leak. Also minor comment fix. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-08 | Published 2025-12-09 | Updated 2025-12-09 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before b11f95f65cc52ee3a756e6f6a88df37a203e25bd
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before 68171c006c8645a3e0293a6c3e6037c6538ac1c5
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before 564bc2222bf50eb6cdee715a5431bf4dc9f923c1
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before ec246dfe006b2a8f36353f7489e4f525114db9a5
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before c0c0614f143b568cd0e9525d53cf12e5dcd11987
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before 5a84e51f72580fc70066b03f3dac38421e702a0b
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before bbfababb4f899fe1556eac195f9774b6fe675fb6
affected

fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 (git) before 9b25e3985477ac3f02eca5fc1e0cc6850a3f7e69
affected

Default status
affected

2.6.35
affected

Any version before 2.6.35
unaffected

4.14.308 (semver)
unaffected

4.19.276 (semver)
unaffected

5.4.235 (semver)
unaffected

5.10.173 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.99 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.16 (semver)
unaffected

6.2.3 (semver)
unaffected

6.3 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/b11f95f65cc52ee3a756e6f6a88df37a203e25bd

git.kernel.org/...c/68171c006c8645a3e0293a6c3e6037c6538ac1c5

git.kernel.org/...c/564bc2222bf50eb6cdee715a5431bf4dc9f923c1

git.kernel.org/...c/ec246dfe006b2a8f36353f7489e4f525114db9a5

git.kernel.org/...c/c0c0614f143b568cd0e9525d53cf12e5dcd11987

git.kernel.org/...c/5a84e51f72580fc70066b03f3dac38421e702a0b

git.kernel.org/...c/bbfababb4f899fe1556eac195f9774b6fe675fb6

git.kernel.org/...c/9b25e3985477ac3f02eca5fc1e0cc6850a3f7e69

cve.org (CVE-2023-53802)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-53802)

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