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Linux CVE-2023-53086

MEDIUM
2025-05-02 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:39 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:39 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
May 02, 2025 - 16:15 nvd
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mt76: connac: do not check WED status for non-mmio devices

WED is supported just for mmio devices, so do not check it for usb or sdio devices. This patch fixes the crash reported below:

[ 21.946627] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d [ 22.525298] wlp0s3u1i3: send auth to c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.548274] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d [ 22.557694] wlp0s3u1i3: send auth to c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.565885] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticated [ 22.569502] wlp0s3u1i3: associate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.578966] wlp0s3u1i3: RX AssocResp from c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (capab=0x11 status=30 aid=3) [ 22.579113] wlp0s3u1i3: c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d rejected association temporarily; comeback duration 1000 TU (1024 ms) [ 23.649518] wlp0s3u1i3: associate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 2/3) [ 23.752528] wlp0s3u1i3: RX AssocResp from c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (capab=0x11 status=0 aid=3) [ 23.797450] wlp0s3u1i3: associated [ 24.959527] kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0) [ 24.959640] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff88800c223200 [ 24.959706] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [ 24.959788] #PF: error_code(0x0011) - permissions violation [ 24.959846] PGD 2c01067 P4D 2c01067 PUD 2c02067 PMD c2a8063 PTE 800000000c223163 [ 24.959957] Oops: 0011 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 24.960009] CPU: 0 PID: 391 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 6.2.0-kvm #18 [ 24.960089] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 [ 24.960191] RIP: 0010:0xffff88800c223200 [ 24.960446] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ff7698 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 24.960513] RAX: ffff888028397010 RBX: ffff88800c26e630 RCX: 0000000000000058 [ 24.960598] RDX: ffff88800c26f844 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffff888028397010 [ 24.960682] RBP: ffff88800ea72f00 R08: 18b873fbab2b964c R09: be06b38235f3c63c [ 24.960766] R10: 18b873fbab2b964c R11: be06b38235f3c63c R12: 0000000000000001 [ 24.960853] R13: ffff88800c26f84c R14: ffff8880063f0ff8 R15: ffff88800c26e644 [ 24.960950] FS: 00007effcea327c0(0000) GS:ffff88807dc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 24.961036] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 24.961106] CR2: ffff88800c223200 CR3: 000000000eaa2000 CR4: 00000000000006b0 [ 24.961190] Call Trace: [ 24.961219] <TASK> [ 24.961245] ? mt76_connac_mcu_add_key+0x2cf/0x310 [ 24.961313] ? mt7921_set_key+0x150/0x200 [ 24.961365] ? drv_set_key+0xa9/0x1b0 [ 24.961418] ? ieee80211_key_enable_hw_accel+0xd9/0x240 [ 24.961485] ? ieee80211_key_replace+0x3f3/0x730 [ 24.961541] ? crypto_shash_setkey+0x89/0xd0 [ 24.961597] ? ieee80211_key_link+0x2d7/0x3a0 [ 24.961664] ? crypto_aead_setauthsize+0x31/0x50 [ 24.961730] ? sta_info_hash_lookup+0xa6/0xf0 [ 24.961785] ? ieee80211_add_key+0x1fc/0x250 [ 24.961842] ? rdev_add_key+0x41/0x140 [ 24.961882] ? nl80211_parse_key+0x6c/0x2f0 [ 24.961940] ? nl80211_new_key+0x24a/0x290 [ 24.961984] ? genl_rcv_msg+0x36c/0x3a0 [ 24.962036] ? rdev_mod_link_station+0xe0/0xe0 [ 24.962102] ? nl80211_set_key+0x410/0x410 [ 24.962143] ? nl80211_pre_doit+0x200/0x200 [ 24.962187] ? genl_bind+0xc0/0xc0 [ 24.962217] ? netlink_rcv_skb+0xaa/0xd0 [ 24.962259] ? genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 [ 24.962300] ? netlink_unicast+0x224/0x2f0 [ 24.962345] ? netlink_sendmsg+0x30b/0x3d0 [ 24.962388] ? ____sys_sendmsg+0x109/0x1b0 [ 24.962388] ? ____sys_sendmsg+0x109/0x1b0 [ 24.962440] ? __import_iovec+0x2e/0x110 [ 24.962482] ? ___sys_sendmsg+0xbe/0xe0 [ 24.962525] ? mod_objcg_state+0x25c/0x330 [ 24.962576] ? __dentry_kill+0x19e/0x1d0 [ 24.962618] ? call_rcu+0x18f/0x270 [ 24.962660] ? __dentry_kill+0x19e/0x1d0 [ 24.962702] ? __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x70/0x90 [ 24.962744] ? do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x80 [ 24.962796] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x1b/0x70 [ 24.962852] ? entry_SYSCA ---truncated---

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: connac: do not check WED status for non-mmio devices WED is supported just for mmio devices, so do not check it for usb. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.

Technical ContextAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: connac: do not check WED status for non-mmio devices WED is supported just for mmio devices, so do not check it for usb or sdio devices. This patch fixes the crash reported below: [ 21.946627] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d [ 22.525298] wlp0s3u1i3: send auth to c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.548274] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d [ 22.557694] wlp0s3u1i3: send auth to c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.565885] wlp0s3u1i3: authenticated [ 22.569502] wlp0s3u1i3: associate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 1/3) [ 22.578966] wlp0s3u1i3: RX AssocResp from c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (capab=0x11 status=30 aid=3) [ 22.579113] wlp0s3u1i3: c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d rejected association temporarily; comeback duration 1000 TU (1024 ms) [ 23.649518] wlp0s3u1i3: associate with c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (try 2/3) [ 23.752528] wlp0s3u1i3: RX AssocResp from c4:41:1e:f5:2b:1d (capab=0x11 status=0 aid=3) [ 23.797450] wlp0s3u1i3: associated [ 24.959527] kernel tried to execute NX-protected page - exploit attempt? (uid: 0) [ 24.959640] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff88800c223200 [ 24.959706] #PF: supervisor instruction fetch in kernel mode [ 24.959788] #PF: error_code(0x0011) - permissions violation [ 24.959846] PGD 2c01067 P4D 2c01067 PUD 2c02067 PMD c2a8063 PTE 800000000c223163 [ 24.959957] Oops: 0011 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ 24.960009] CPU: 0 PID: 391 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 6.2.0-kvm #18 [ 24.960089] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.1-2.fc37 04/01/2014 [ 24.960191] RIP: 0010:0xffff88800c223200 [ 24.960446] RSP: 0018:ffffc90000ff7698 EFLAGS: 00010282 [ 24.960513] RAX: ffff888028397010 RBX: ffff88800c26e630 RCX: 0000000000000058 [ 24.960598] RDX: ffff88800c26f844 RSI: 0000000000000006 RDI: ffff888028397010 [ 24.960682] RBP: ffff88800ea72f00 R08: 18b873fbab2b964c R09: be06b38235f3c63c [ 24.960766] R10: 18b873fbab2b964c R11: be06b38235f3c63c R12: 0000000000000001 [ 24.960853] R13: ffff88800c26f84c R14: ffff8880063f0ff8 R15: ffff88800c26e644 [ 24.960950] FS: 00007effcea327c0(0000) GS:ffff88807dc00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [ 24.961036] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [ 24.961106] CR2: ffff88800c223200 CR3: 000000000eaa2000 CR4: 00000000000006b0 [ 24.961190] Call Trace: [ 24.961219] <TASK> [ 24.961245] ? mt76_connac_mcu_add_key+0x2cf/0x310 [ 24.961313] ? mt7921_set_key+0x150/0x200 [ 24.961365] ? drv_set_key+0xa9/0x1b0 [ 24.961418] ? ieee80211_key_enable_hw_accel+0xd9/0x240 [ 24.961485] ? ieee80211_key_replace+0x3f3/0x730 [ 24.961541] ? crypto_shash_setkey+0x89/0xd0 [ 24.961597] ? ieee80211_key_link+0x2d7/0x3a0 [ 24.961664] ? crypto_aead_setauthsize+0x31/0x50 [ 24.961730] ? sta_info_hash_lookup+0xa6/0xf0 [ 24.961785] ? ieee80211_add_key+0x1fc/0x250 [ 24.961842] ? rdev_add_key+0x41/0x140 [ 24.961882] ? nl80211_parse_key+0x6c/0x2f0 [ 24.961940] ? nl80211_new_key+0x24a/0x290 [ 24.961984] ? genl_rcv_msg+0x36c/0x3a0 [ 24.962036] ? rdev_mod_link_station+0xe0/0xe0 [ 24.962102] ? nl80211_set_key+0x410/0x410 [ 24.962143] ? nl80211_pre_doit+0x200/0x200 [ 24.962187] ? genl_bind+0xc0/0xc0 [ 24.962217] ? netlink_rcv_skb+0xaa/0xd0 [ 24.962259] ? genl_rcv+0x24/0x40 [ 24.962300] ? netlink_unicast+0x224/0x2f0 [ 24.962345] ? netlink_sendmsg+0x30b/0x3d0 [ 24.962388] ? ____sys_sendmsg+0x109/0x1b0 [ 24.962388] ? ____sys_sendmsg+0x109/0x1b0 [ 24.962440] ? __import_iovec+0x2e/0x110 [ 24.962482] ? ___sys_sendmsg+0xbe/0xe0 [ 24.962525] ? mod_objcg_state+0x25c/0x330 [ 24.962576] ? __dentry_kill+0x19e/0x1d0 [ 24.962618] ? call_rcu+0x18f/0x270 [ 24.962660] ? __dentry_kill+0x19e/0x1d0 [ 24.962702] ? __x64_sys_sendmsg+0x70/0x90 [ 24.962744] ? do_syscall_64+0x3d/0x80 [ 24.962796] ? exit_to_user_mode_prepare+0x1b/0x70 [ 24.962852] ? entry_SYSCA ---truncated--- Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
SUSE Liberty Linux 8 Fixed
SUSE Liberty Linux 9 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Fixed

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CVE-2023-53086 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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