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CVE-2023-53808wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read()

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 3:40 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: fix memory leak in mwifiex_histogram_read() Always free the zeroed page on return from 'mwifiex_histogram_read()'.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: May 11, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before 5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c; from cbf6e05527a7654ac1c4f4787dfd7a182fcc0c73 before f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be; and 1 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3b53ac2b60283f84bcc650aaa8af98500f37b56
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7be90670b967d11f53a9d45bc88fa8ac9daf9709
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f717752f94efae84853e17f2589665c330a0cf5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c4240d23db525208fd40dd6371ca3254fa1b93d
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/308eb3a609ac39ca9c3e466b35e8825007c8d826
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84081b4baafb49211193c6a056d5aee9c0e6ab8e
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d66b32a6ecf2e2e1a9523eaa4f8b314832fe06c
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f76e1da838377777557d78dfeb6d8c532f7118be
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c8fd72a5c2a031cbc680a2990107ecd958ffcdb

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