{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54300 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2023-54300 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-54300 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-54300 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 30 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-54300 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54300/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54300/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-54300","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54300/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-54300","record":{"aliases":["BELL-CVE-2023-54300","DEBIAN-CVE-2023-54300","GHSA-2337-fj37-r35q","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-54300"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["data_read","denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel driver","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A missing length check in the ath9k Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to read uninitialized memory or cause a crash via crafted packets.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"information_disclosure"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: ath9k: avoid referencing uninit memory in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx\n\nFor the reasons also described in commit b383e8abed41 (\"wifi: ath9k: avoid\nuninit memory read in ath9k_htc_rx_msg()\"), ath9k_htc_rx_msg() should\nvalidate pkt_len before accessing the SKB.\n\nFor example, the obtained SKB may have been badly constructed with\npkt_len = 8. In this case, the SKB can only contain a valid htc_frame_hdr\nbut after being processed in ath9k_htc_rx_msg() and passed to\nath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx() endpoint RX handler, it is expected to have a WMI\ncommand header which should be located inside its data payload.\n\nImplement sanity checking inside ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx(). Otherwise, uninit\nmemory can be referenced.\n\nTested on Qualcomm Atheros Communications AR9271 802.11n .\n\nFound by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"wifi: ath9k: avoid referencing uninit memory in ath9k_wmi_ctrl_rx","id":"CVE-2023-54300","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"information_disclosure","year":"2023"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":9,"next":{"headline":"serial: 8250_bcm7271: fix leak in `brcmuart_probe`","id":"CVE-2023-54301"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"usb: typec: bus: verify partner exists in typec_altmode_attention","id":"CVE-2023-54299"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2025-12-30","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-05-11","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A missing length check in the ath9k Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to read uninitialized memory or cause a crash via crafted packets.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-54300/"}