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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix memory leak in rx_desc and tx_desc Currently when ath12k_dp_cc_desc_init() is called we allocate memory to rx_descs and tx_descs. In ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup(), during descriptor cleanup rx_descs and tx_descs memory is not freed. This is cause of memory leak. These allocated memory should be freed in ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup. In ath12k_dp_cc_desc_init(), we can save base address of rx_descs and tx_descs. In ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup(), we can free rx_descs and tx_descs memory using their base address. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-12-24 | Published 2025-12-24 | Updated 2026-01-05 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 (git) before e16be2d34883eecfe7fd888fcdb76c7a5db5d187
affected

d889913205cf7ebda905b1e62c5867ed4e39f6c2 (git) before afb522b36e76acaa9f8fc06d0a9742d841c47c16
affected

Default status
affected

6.3
affected

Any version before 6.3
unaffected

6.5.5 (semver)
unaffected

6.6 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/e16be2d34883eecfe7fd888fcdb76c7a5db5d187

git.kernel.org/...c/afb522b36e76acaa9f8fc06d0a9742d841c47c16

cve.org (CVE-2023-54016)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2023-54016)

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