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

wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit

Always purge mcu skb queues in mt7996_mcu_exit routine even if
mt7996_firmware_state fails.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < b539d35e13e5d6b3dca76271261106b2356aa64c
98686cd21624c75a043e96812beadddf4f6f48e5 affected < da5b4d93e141b52c5a71d0c41a042d1bcaf70d2e
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
6.2 affected —
0 unaffected < 6.2
6.2.3 unaffected ≤ 6.2.*
6.3 unaffected ≤ *

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b539d35e13e5d6b3dca76271261106b2356aa64c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da5b4d93e141b52c5a71d0c41a042d1bcaf70d2e cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025123027-CVE-2023-54191-3204@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54191 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-54191 cve-icon
History

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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 cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit Always purge mcu skb queues in mt7996_mcu_exit routine even if mt7996_firmware_state fails.
Title wifi: mt76: mt7996: fix memory leak in mt7996_mcu_exit
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:08:59.304Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.498Z

Link: CVE-2023-54191

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:07.103

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2023-54191

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54191 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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