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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2023-53540High confidence

wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address

Linux · Linux

7.1HighCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Within 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

Canonical’s release and source-package findings are shown separately from local repository availability.

10 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-azure-fdeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-gcp-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-intelAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-oem-6.11Affected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-raspi-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-realtimeAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archivelinux-riscvAffected, no fix publishedCanonical OVAL identifies this running kernel flavour as affected and does not publish a fixed package version in this definition.Not published in this feedCanonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Optional official sources

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-32346

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

High technical severity; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Patch available
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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.

Why

The current structured CVE record identifies a security weakness, but the root cause requires confirmation in the linked vendor material.

How

An attacker operating through an adjacent network may attempt exploitation without authentication or user interaction. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
an adjacent network → vulnerable operation → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Adjacent
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration.
CWE not yet assigned
CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVAdjacentAttack vector: The attacker must be on an adjacent or logically close network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ILowIntegrity impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
Unauthenticated
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-0349Dell Avamar und NetWorker: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Avamar und Dell NetWorker ausnutzen, um Angriffe zu starten, die die Integrität, Vertraulichkeit und Verfügbarkeit von Systemen beeinträchtigen.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2025-2194Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0326Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

d?id=CVE-2023-53478 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53483 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53483 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53491 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53491 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53509 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53509 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53510 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53510 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53520 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53520 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53529 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53529 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53544 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53544 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53547 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53558 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53558 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53561 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53561 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53562 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53562 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53574 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53574 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53575 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0316Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

d?id=CVE-2023-53478 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53483 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53483 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53491 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53491 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53509 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53509 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53510 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53510 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53520 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53520 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53529 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53529 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53544 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53544 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53547 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53558 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53558 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53561 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53561 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53562 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53562 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53574 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53574 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53575 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1073Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53282 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53322 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53322 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53365 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53395 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53395 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53500 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53500 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53533 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53533 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53534 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53534 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53541 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53542 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53542 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53543 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53547 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53548 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53550 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1047Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53476 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53477 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53477 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53484 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53484 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53500 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53500 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53517 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53517 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53519 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53519 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53533 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53533 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53541 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53543 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53548 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53550 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53550 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53552 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53552 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53553 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1032Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53526 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53527 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53527 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53528 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53528 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53530 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53530 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53531 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53531 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53533 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53533 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53534 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53534 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53541 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53542 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53542 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53543 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53547 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53547 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53548 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53550 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1009Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE

d?id=CVE-2023-53520 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53523 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53523 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53526 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53526 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53527 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53527 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53528 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53528 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53530 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53530 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53531 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53531 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53538 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53538 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53539 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53539 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53540 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53540 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53541 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53541 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53543 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53543 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53545 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53545 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53546 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53546 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53548 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53548 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53550 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53550 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53552 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53552 Référence CVE CVE-2023-53553 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Patch available
Affected
19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22; 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0; 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6; 2.6.32
Fixed
< 2.6.32; 6.1.55 ≤ 6.1.*; 6.5.5 ≤ 6.5.*; 6.6 ≤ *
Action
Review the linked authoritative reference and apply the recorded fixed release appropriate to the affected product branch.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 4 Oct 2025 · Last source change 5 Aug 2026, 09:14 UTC · CWE not yet assigned

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-32346
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceUnavailable
NVD statusNVD modified after enrichment

Missing structured fields: CWE classification. Missing data is not evidence of low risk; review the primary advisory.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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No material field changes have been recorded since change tracking began. Routine source refreshes and cosmetic edits are intentionally excluded.

Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2023-53540 · cve.blacktree.nl