CVE-2026-23133

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: ath10k: fix dma_free_coherent() pointer dma_alloc_coherent() allocates a DMA mapped buffer and stores the addresses in XXX_unaligned fields. Those should be reused when freeing the buffer rather than the aligned addresses.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/07f363f305793baecad41816f73056252f3df61e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1928851334ecfd6e0d663121ab69ac639d4217a6	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d6fa4d2c9799c09389588da5118a72d97d87e92	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9282a1e171ad8d2205067e8ec3bbe4e3cef4f29f	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0ad924332a96550a84b8c0ae5483e7042d65fa9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2dda298ef809aa201ea7c0904c4d064f6c497cb	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc8da65f9fe1bc6802f8240b342cfff4f5c7e841	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

19 Oct 2026, 19:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-416

Information

Published : 2026-02-14 16:15

Updated : 2026-10-19 19:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-23133

Mitre link : CVE-2026-23133

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-23133

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-416

Use After Free

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