01 Record

CVE-2023-53641

wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: Linux

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

wifi: ath9k: hif_usb: fix memory leak of remain_skbs

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.15% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 4.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2025-10-07 15:19Z11 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-11 19:49Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2025-10-07

Assigning CNA

Linux

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeVariant
CWE-772Missing Release of Resource after Effective LifetimeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

7515fb8865efd2f5eabb44cbfc56c7a11a67850949f97253cdb1402e9cb85685

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

LinuxLinuxfb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 6719e3797ec52cd144c8a5ba8aaab36674800585, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < d9899318660791141ea6002fda5577b2c5d7386e, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 320d760a35273aa815d58b57e4fd9ba5279a3489, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 59073060fe0950c6ecbe12bdc06469dcac62128d, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 9b9356a3014123f0ce4b50d9278c1265173150ab, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < f0931fc8f4b6847c72e170d2326861c0a081d680, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 8f02d538878c9b1501f624595eb22ee4e5e0ff84, fb9987d0f748c983bb795a86f47522313f701a08 to < 7654cc03eb699297130b693ec34e25f77b17c947, 2.6.35—

06 References

git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6719e3797ec52cd144c8a5ba8aaab36674800585
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9899318660791141ea6002fda5577b2c5d7386e
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/320d760a35273aa815d58b57e4fd9ba5279a3489
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59073060fe0950c6ecbe12bdc06469dcac62128d
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b9356a3014123f0ce4b50d9278c1265173150ab
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0931fc8f4b6847c72e170d2326861c0a081d680
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f02d538878c9b1501f624595eb22ee4e5e0ff84
git.kernel.orghttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7654cc03eb699297130b693ec34e25f77b17c947

01 Record index

CVE-2023-53641

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References

02 Records

CVE-2023-53641

02 Description

03 Exploitation and scoring

04 Metadata

05 Affected products

06 References