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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53602

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats Memory allocated for firmware pdev, vdev and beacon statisti

Published Oct 4, 2025 · catalog updated May 11, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53602. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
None0.0
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.14%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <6aafa1c2d3e3fea2ebe84c018003f2a91722e607

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats Memory allocated for firmware pdev, vdev and beacon statistics are not released during rmmod. Fix it by calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() function before hardware unregister. While at it, avoid calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() while processing the firmware stats received in the WMI event because the local list is getting spliced and reinitialised and hence there are no elements in the list after splicing. Tested-on: QCN9074 hw1.0 PCI WLAN.HK.2.7.0.1-01744-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1

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  • vendor Linux Linux d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <6aafa1c2d3e3fea2ebe84c018003f2a91722e607d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <6aafa1c2d3e3fea2ebe84c018003f2a91722e607

How to fix CVE-2023-53602

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2023-53602. EPSS is 0.14%. Act only if a listed version of Linux Linux is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <6aafa1c2d3e3fea2ebe84c018003f2a91722e607 d5c65159f2895379e11ca13f62feabe93278985d <6aafa1c2d3e3fea2ebe84c018003f2a91722e607. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.14%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 4, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats Memory allocated for firmware pdev, vdev and beacon statistics are not released during rmmod. Fix it by calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() function before hardware unregister. While at it, avoid calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() while processing the firmware stats received in the WMI ev

  2. May 11, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats Memory allocated for firmware pdev, vdev and beacon statistics are not released during rmmod. Fix it by calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() function before hardware unregister. While at it, avoid calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() while processing the firmware stats received in the WMI ev

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53602

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2023-53602

    30-day exploitation probability 0.14%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-32267

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leak in WMI firmware stats Memory allocated for firmware pdev, vdev and beacon statistics are not released during rmmod. Fix it by calling ath11k_fw_stats_free() function before hardware

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.