Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-10-04T15:16:50.079Z

Last Modified :

2026-01-05T10:21:15.251Z

Source :

Linux
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-53540 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Linux
  • Linux Kernel
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2023-53540.

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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22 cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025100444-CVE-2023-53540-8805@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53540 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 cve-icon
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