CVE-2023-7042
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 44
Modified
Published: 21 Dec 2023, 20:02
Last modified:21 Nov 2025, 06:23
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100 CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.02% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
21 Dec 2023, 20:02
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
21 Nov 2025, 06:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_compl_ev() in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- 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: 0.02%• Percentile: 6%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-476•NULL Pointer Dereference
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Affected Systems
- linux•linux_kernel
na
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7042
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255497
- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20231208043433.271449-1-hdthky0@gmail.com/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/54PLF5J33IRSLSR4UU6LQSMXX6FI5AOQ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C25BK2YH5MZ6VNQXKF2NAJBTGXVEPKGC/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html