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Vulnerability · CVE-2023-53226

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_proc

Published Sep 15, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 5, 2026 · Linux Linux

Check this week

CVE-2023-53226 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 24.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
24.00%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor Linux Linux 2dbaf751b1dec3a603130a475f94cc4d3f404362 <3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c1331

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_process_sta_rx_packet and mwifiex_process_uap_rx_packet, mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt and mwifiex_process_rx_packet not out-of-bounds access the skb->data buffer.

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  • vendor Linux Linux 2dbaf751b1dec3a603130a475f94cc4d3f404362 <3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c13312dbaf751b1dec3a603130a475f94cc4d3f404362 <3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c1331

How to fix CVE-2023-53226

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2023-53226 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 24.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Linux Linux.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Linux Linux 2dbaf751b1dec3a603130a475f94cc4d3f404362 <3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c1331 2dbaf751b1dec3a603130a475f94cc4d3f404362 <3fe3923d092e22d87d1ed03e2729db444b8c1331. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 24.00%. 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. Sep 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_process_sta_rx_packet and mwifiex_process_uap_rx_packet, mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt and mwifiex_process_rx_packet not out-of-bounds access the skb->data buffer.

  2. Aug 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_process_sta_rx_packet and mwifiex_process_uap_rx_packet, mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt and mwifiex_process_rx_packet not out-of-bounds access the skb->data buffer.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2023-53226

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2023-59858

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mwifiex: Fix OOB and integer underflow when rx packets Make sure mwifiex_process_mgmt_packet, mwifiex_process_sta_rx_packet and mwifiex_process_uap_rx_packet, mwifiex_uap_queue_bridged_pkt and mwifiex_proce

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Aug 5, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.