Bug 2395890 (CVE-2023-53321) - CVE-2023-53321 kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: drop short frames
Summary: CVE-2023-53321 kernel: wifi: mac80211_hwsim: drop short frames
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53321
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Reported: 2025-09-16 17:04 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-09-29 03:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-09-16 17:04:22 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211_hwsim: drop short frames

While technically some control frames like ACK are shorter and
end after Address 1, such frames shouldn't be forwarded through
wmediumd or similar userspace, so require the full 3-address
header to avoid accessing invalid memory if shorter frames are
passed in.


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