# CVE-2023-52525: wifi: mwifiex: Fix oob check condition in mwifiex_process_rx_packet

> A missing bounds check in the mwifiex Wi-Fi driver allows out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to system crashes or code execution.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2023-52525, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-52525, GHSA-xqf9-qrgq-fxfv, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-52525

## What is CVE-2023-52525?

CVE-2023-52525 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

wifi: mwifiex: Fix oob check condition in mwifiex_process_rx_packet

Only skip the code path trying to access the rfc1042 headers when the
buffer is too small, so the driver can still process packets without
rfc1042 headers.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-52525?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-52525?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-52525 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-52525 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-52525 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 2 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-52525 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52525/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52525/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-52525
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52525
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-52525

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-52525/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.