CVE-2023-53802

Name	CVE-2023-53802
Description	In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath9k: htc_hst: free skb in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() if there is no callback function It is stated that ath9k_htc_rx_msg() either frees the provided skb or passes its management to another callback function. However, the skb is not freed in case there is no another callback function, and Syzkaller was able to cause a memory leak. Also minor comment fix. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
linux (PTS)	bullseye	5.10.223-1	fixed
	bullseye (security)	5.10.247-1	fixed
	bookworm	6.1.148-1	fixed
	bookworm (security)	6.1.158-1	fixed
	trixie	6.12.57-1	fixed
	trixie (security)	6.12.48-1	fixed
	forky	6.17.9-1	fixed
	sid	6.17.11-1	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
linux	source	bullseye	5.10.178-1
linux	source	(unstable)	6.1.20-1

https://git.kernel.org/linus/9b25e3985477ac3f02eca5fc1e0cc6850a3f7e69 (6.3-rc1)