CVE-2023-53302 wifi: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()

What is CVE-2023-53302?

CVE-2023-53302 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 16 Sep 2025. 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: iwl4965: Add missing check for create_singlethread_workqueue()

Add the check for the return value of the create_singlethread_workqueue() in order to avoid NULL pointer dereference.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-53302?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2023-53302?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2023-53302 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-53302 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2023-53302, DEBIAN-CVE-2023-53302, GHSA-xhxp-853r-966x, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-53302.