# CVE-2023-54275: wifi: ath11k: Fix memory leak in ath11k\_peer\_rx\_frag\_setup

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-30 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: Fix memory leak in ath11k_peer_rx_frag_setup crypto_alloc_shash() allocates resources, which should be released by crypto_free_shash(). When ath11k_peer_find() fails, there has memory leak. Add missing crypto_free_shash() to fix this.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/137963e3b95776f1d57c62f249a93fe47e019a22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53c8a256e5d3f31d80186de03a3d2a7f747b2aa0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e596b36e15a7158b0bb2d55077b6b381ee41020c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64a78ec4f4579798d8e885aca9bdd707bca6b16b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed3f83b3459a67a3ab9d806490ac304b567b1c2d

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