CVE-2023-53540

Summary

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

wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address

If the AP uses our own address as its MLD address or BSSID, then clearly something's wrong. Reject such connections so we don't try and fail later.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinux19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 676a423410131d111a264d29aecbe6aadd57fb22affected
LinuxLinux19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 07added2c6cd63de047bc786b39436322abb67c0affected
LinuxLinux19957bb399e2722719c0e20c9ae91cf8b6aaff04 < 5d4e04bf3a0f098bd9033de3a5291810fa14c7a6affected
LinuxLinux2.6.32affected
LinuxLinux0 < 2.6.32unaffected
LinuxLinux6.1.55 <= 6.1.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.5.5 <= 6.5.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.6 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

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