PT-2024-14640 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10
Published
2023-11-08
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Updated
2025-09-29
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CVE-2023-52595
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A vulnerability has been resolved in the Linux kernel related to the wifi: rt2x00 module. When a hardware reset is triggered, all registers are reset, causing all queues to stop in the hardware interface. However, mac80211 does not automatically stop the queue, leading to a deadlock and preventing the queue from starting again. This issue affects Apple devices connecting to the AP after calling
ieee80211 restart hw().Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
RCE
Improper Locking
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu