PT-2025-37544 · Linux+4 · Linux Kernel+4

Published 2023-01-01 · Updated 2026-05-26 · CVE-2023-53180

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

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

Description The Linux kernel contains an issue in the ath12k driver related to management transmit cleanup. A missing reference to 'ar' in skb cb can lead to a NULL pointer dereference during interface removal and subsequent cleanup operations within the management txmgmt idr callback. This occurs when the 'ar' pointer from skb cb is used, potentially causing a system crash or unexpected behavior.

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

Exploit

DoS

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

ALSA-2025_16880

BDU:2026-05993

CVE-2023-53180

ECHO-D629-915F-53D9

RHSA-2024:2394

RHSA-2024_2394

SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03634-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1

SUSE-SU-2025:4141-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Debian

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

Suse

References · 1407

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53180.json · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20898-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4132-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7382d02160ef93c806fe1c1d4ef1fec445266747 · Patch
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-05993 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53180 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03600-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/054b5580a36e435692c203c19abdcb9f7734320e · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:4057-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20861-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3751-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20851-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20870-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53180 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-53180 · Vendor Advisory