CVE-2023-53540
wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 6.1.55, 6.5.5
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: partial
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Linux Linux
From 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 · fixed in 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22; From 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 · fixed in 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0; From 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 · fixed in 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6
- Linux Linux
2.6.32
- KernelLinux
From 2.6.32 · fixed in 6.1.55; From 6.2.0 · fixed in 6.5.5