PT-2025-37907 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Published 2023-02-09 · Updated 2025-10-23 · CVE-2023-53302

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base 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 The Linux kernel contains a flaw within the iwl4965 module where a missing check for the return value of the create singlethread workqueue() function could lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

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

Exploit

Unchecked Return Value

Improper Resource Release

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-252

CWE-404

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-03349

CVE-2023-53302

SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03615-1

SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3716-1

SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Iwl4965

References · 991

• 🔥 https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/53xxx/CVE-2023-53302.json · Exploit
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/26e6775f75517ad6844fe5b79bc5f3fa8c22ee61 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53302 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53302 · Security Note
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f15ef0ebcf56be1d4a3c9a7a80a1f1f82ab0eaad · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3185d6cfc59277a77bf311dce701b7e25193f66a · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f85c768bea2057e3299d19514da9e932c4f92d2 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/BELL-CVE-2023-53302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/878a7c8357764e08bc778bcb26127fc12a4b36b7 · Patch
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874a85051cc8df8c5b928d8ff172b342cdc5424b · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53302 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:3761-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03614-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:03628-1 · Vendor Advisory