CVE catalog
CVE-2023-54016
linux: CVE-2023-54016
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.18% · Oct 25, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath12k: Fix memory leak in rx_desc and tx_desc Currently when ath12k_dp_cc_desc_init() is called we allocate memory to rx_descs and tx_descs. In ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup(), during descriptor cleanup rx_descs and tx_descs memory is not freed. This is cause of memory leak. These allocated memory should be freed in ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup. In ath12k_dp_cc_desc_init(), we can save base address of rx_descs and tx_descs. In ath12k_dp_cc_cleanup(), we can free rx_descs and tx_descs memory using their base address. Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI WLAN.WBE.1.0.1-00029-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | sid | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | forky | 7.2.12-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie | 6.12.107-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | trixie-security | 6.12.113-1 | fixed |
| Debian | linux | bookworm | 6.1.176-1 | not affected |
| Debian | linux | bookworm-security | 6.1.190-1 | not affected |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | linux | source | sid | 6.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | forky | 6.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | trixie | 6.5.6-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | linux | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_2394.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54016]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-54016]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-54016.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/wid-sec-w-2025-2920.json]
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