Bug 2401538 (CVE-2023-53588) - CVE-2023-53588 kernel: wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe
Summary: CVE-2023-53588 kernel: wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2023-53588
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-10-04 16:06 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-10-09 00:04 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-10-04 16:06:14 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mac80211: check for station first in client probe

When probing a client, first check if we have it, and then
check for the channel context, otherwise you can trigger
the warning there easily by probing when the AP isn't even
started yet. Since a client existing means the AP is also
operating, we can then keep the warning.

Also simplify the moved code a bit.


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