CVE-2023-53540wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address
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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.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 15, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 builds before 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22; 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 builds before 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0; 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 builds before 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 2.6.32 before 6.1.55; from 6.2 before 6.5.5 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6patch
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