CVE-2023-53540: linux kernel from 2.6.32 (inclusive), before 6.1.55 (exclusive), from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.5.5 (exclusive); +1…

Affected technology

linux kernel · from 2.6.32 (inclusive), before 6.1.55 (exclusive)
linux

linux kernel · from 6.2 (inclusive), before 6.5.5 (exclusive)
linux

Linux · 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 to before 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22, 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 to before 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0, 19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 to before 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6
Linux

Linux · 2.6.32
Linux

Component: Not specified by the source
File: net/wireless/mlme.c

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 3.1): Adjacent network · No privileges required · No user interaction required

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.1): Local · Low privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

Source advisory’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 7.1/10) rates confidentiality impact as none; integrity impact as low; availability impact as high. NVD’s CVSS 3.1 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high. The description does not specify what an attacker can achieve beyond these rated impacts.