PT-2024-14694 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Published 2023-11-22 · Updated 2025-09-19 · CVE-2023-52688

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to the wifi: ath12k driver in the Linux kernel. When the core rfkill config throws an error, it should free the allocated resources. However, it is not freeing the core pdev create resources. This issue can be avoided by calling the core pdev destroy in the error handler of core rfkill config. The issue was found during a code review and has been compile tested.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Double Free

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-415

Related Identifiers

BDU:2025-14568

CVE-2023-52688

SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Suse

References · 914

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/52xxx/CVE-2023-52688.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b4e593a7a22fa3c7d0550ef51c90b5c21f790aa8 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3383-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3195-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-52688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-52688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20044-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-52688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20047-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52688 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/898d8b3e1414cd900492ee6a0b582f8095ba4a1a · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3194-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52688 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2025-14568 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52688 · Vendor Advisory