In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: nl80211: fix NULL-ptr deref in offchan check If, e.g. in AP mode, the link was already created by userspace but not activated yet, it has a chandef but the chandef isn't valid and has no channel. Check for this and ignore this link.
CVE-2023-53113
CVSS base score
5.5 (v3.1)
Severity
MEDIUM
Attack vector
Local
Weakness
CWE-476
Last modified
November 5, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
linux linux kernel
References
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch
- git.kernel.org Patch