CVE-2023-53540 — wifi: cfg80211: reject auth/assoc to AP with our address
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 …
Published: 2025-10-04 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 3.1
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7