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Vulnerability · Published Oct 1, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53466wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix memory leak in mt7915_mcu_exit

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 5% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 95.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7915: fix memory leak in mt7915_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queues in mt7915_mcu_exit routine even if mt7915_firmware_state fails.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53466
Debian:13linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53466
Debian:14linux6.1.20-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53466

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux e57b7901469fc0b021930b83a8094baaf3d81b09 – before 4cbb876153b63fe248200f734069c6881cf97722e57b7901469fc0b021930b83a8094baaf3d81b09 – before 3095fe1e1d3198e62a3c7116c4cf7c734871475fe57b7901469fc0b021930b83a8094baaf3d81b09 – before 49bd78282e79ad177d14f37f4049f0605bf92dad
Linux Linux 5.8

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