CVE-2023-53071
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.
Published:May 2, 2025
Last Modified:Nov 12, 2025
EPS:May 2, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00024
CVSS Score:5.5
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