CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53113

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.11%

1th percentile - higher than 1% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel ath11k driver, memory leaks occur in ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema() and ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_mbssid(). Allocated beacon template memory is not freed on error.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience kernel memory exhaustion during Wi-Fi configuration, potentially leading to system instability.

Recommendation

Apply the patch that adds unified exit paths with proper cleanup on error.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath11k: fix memory leaks in beacon template setup The functions ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_ema() and ath11k_mac_setup_bcn_tmpl_mbssid() allocate memory for beacon templates but fail to free it when parameter setup returns an error. Since beacon templates must be released during normal execution, they must also be released in the error handling paths to prevent memory leaks. Fix this by using unified exit paths with proper cleanup in the respective error paths. Compile tested only. Issue found using a prototype static analysis tool and code review.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS