wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference
In 'mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward()', always check the value
returned by 'skb_copy()' to avoid potential NULL pointer
dereference in 'mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt()', and drop
original skb in case of copying failure.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.
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EUVD |
EUVD-2025-29940 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: avoid possible NULL skb pointer dereference In 'mwifiex_handle_uap_rx_forward()', always check the value returned by 'skb_copy()' to avoid potential NULL pointer dereference in 'mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt()', and drop original skb in case of copying failure. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with SVACE. |
Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000
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Thu, 11 Dec 2025 18:30:00 +0000
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| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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cvssV3_1
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cvssV3_1
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Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:45:00 +0000
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Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:45:00 +0000
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-11T19:43:54.444Z
Reserved: 2025-09-17T14:54:09.736Z
Link: CVE-2023-53384
Updated: 2026-01-14T18:57:08.769Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2025-09-18T14:15:41.433
Modified: 2026-01-14T19:16:36.623
Link: CVE-2023-53384
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Updated: 2025-09-19T09:36:43Z
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