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Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2025 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2023-53588wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe

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: mac80211: check for station first in client probe When probing a client, first check if we have it, and then check for the channel context, otherwise you can trigger the warning there easily by probing when the AP isn't even started yet. Since a client existing means the AP is also operating, we can then keep the warning. Also simplify the moved code a bit.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linux6.1.55-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53588
Debian:13linux6.5.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53588
Debian:14linux6.5.6-1DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-intelno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2023-53588

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux 55de908ab292c03f1eb280f51170ddb9c6b57e31 – before 7e1cda5cf07f848e6b50b4e5e7761ffbce905a3d55de908ab292c03f1eb280f51170ddb9c6b57e31 – before 7dce2deb0b03aaf46c87ceedea81ef4153e26c4055de908ab292c03f1eb280f51170ddb9c6b57e31 – before 67dfa589aa8806c7959cbca2f4613b8d41c75a06
Linux Linux 3.8

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