CVE - CVE-2023-53071

CVE-ID
CVE-2023-53071	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mt76: do not run mt76_unregister_device() on unregistered hw Trying to probe a mt7921e pci card without firmware results in a successful probe where ieee80211_register_hw hasn't been called. When removing the driver, ieee802111_unregister_hw is called unconditionally leading to a kernel NULL pointer dereference. Fix the issue running mt76_unregister_device routine just for registered hw.
References
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MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d34f27714c97a9786a30b3bb54944d6d8ed612f URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d34f27714c97a9786a30b3bb54944d6d8ed612f MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41130c32f3a18fcc930316da17f3a5f3bc326aa1 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41130c32f3a18fcc930316da17f3a5f3bc326aa1 MISC:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dffe86df26aee01a5fc56a175b7a7f157961e370 URL:https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dffe86df26aee01a5fc56a175b7a7f157961e370
Assigning CNA
kernel.org
Date Record Created
20250502	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20250502)
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