CVE-2023-53540
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Analyzed
Published: 04 Oct 2025, 15:16
Last modified:11 May 2026, 19:46
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100 CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.01% LOW
0% probability -0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
04 Oct 2025, 15:16
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
11 May 2026, 19:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
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.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.01%• Percentile: 2%
Affected Systems
- linux•linux
≥ 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04, < 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22 | ≥ 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04, < 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0 | ≥ 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04, < 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6 | 2.6.32
- linux•linux_kernel
≥ 2.6.32, < 6.1.55 | ≥ 6.2, < 6.5.5