{"cve":"CVE-2023-53251","nvd":{"published":"2025-09-15T15:15:52.393","modified":"2026-06-17T06:44:38.243","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: iwlwifi: pcie: fix NULL pointer dereference in iwl_pcie_irq_rx_msix_handler()\n\nrxq can be NULL only when trans_pcie->rxq is NULL and entry->entry\nis zero. For the case when entry->entry is not equal to 0, rxq\nwon't be NULL even if trans_pcie->rxq is NULL. Modify checker to\ncheck for trans_pcie->rxq.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1902f1953b8ba100ee8705cb8a6f1a9795550eca","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2d690495eb2766d58e25c83676f422219c4fcf18","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390e44efcf4d390b5053ad112553155d2d097c73","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b9de981fe7f1c6e07c7b852421ad69be3d4b6c2","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f71d0fc407dd028416bec002ddcc62f5acb0346a"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:08:41.295252406+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2023-53251","score":0.00148,"percentile":0.03978,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}