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CVE-2023-54036

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Record status
Published
Identifier year (not publication year)
2023
Source publication
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cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·

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wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix memory leaks with RTL8723BU, RTL8192EU

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix memory leaks with RTL8723BU, RTL8192EU The wifi + bluetooth combo chip RTL8723BU can leak memory (especially?) when it's connected to a bluetooth audio device. The busy bluetooth traffic generates lots of C2H (card to host) messages, which are not freed correctly. To fix this, move the dev_kfree_skb() call in rtl8xxxu_c2hcmd_callback() inside the loop where skb_dequeue() is called. The RTL8192EU leaks memory because the C2H messages are added to the queue and left there forever. (This was fine in the past because it probably wasn't sending any C2H messages until commit e542e66b7c2e ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: gen2: Turn on the rate control"). Since that commit it sends a C2H message when the TX rate changes.) To fix this, delete the check for rf_paths > 1 and the goto. Let the function process the C2H messages from RTL8192EU like the ones from the other chips. Theoretically the RTL8188FU could also leak like RTL8723BU, but it most likely doesn't send C2H messages frequently enough. This change was tested with RTL8723BU by Erhard F. I tested it with RTL8188FU and RTL8192EU.

Scoped product and version facts

Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.

Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
unaffected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819affectedgit430f9f9bec53a75f9ccc53e156a66f13fc098b83UnavailableNone listed
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819affectedgit35fb0e275af1aa1ca0a9784417e90f988aaf8e78UnavailableNone listed
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819affectedgit93c3f34ec02fc81188d328287d4fddd498ccddeaUnavailableNone listed
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819affectedgitf39a86b4efd270947ee252cc32a30b0aef492d65UnavailableNone listed
e542e66b7c2ee2adeefdbb7f259f2f60cadf2819affectedgitb39f662ce1648db0b9de32e6a849b098480793cbUnavailableNone listed

Linux

Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Platforms
Unknown
Default status
affected
Linux · Scoped product and version facts
Version (version)Status (status)Version scheme (versionType)Exclusive end (lessThan)Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual)Status changes (at → status)
5.5affectedUnavailableUnavailableUnavailableNone listed
0unaffectedsemver5.5UnavailableNone listed
5.10.173unaffectedsemverUnavailable5.10.*None listed
5.15.99unaffectedsemverUnavailable5.15.*None listed
6.1.16unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.1.*None listed
6.2.3unaffectedsemverUnavailable6.2.*None listed
6.3unaffectedoriginal_commit_for_fixUnavailable*None listed