CVE-2023-7042

Name: CVE-2023-7042
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-12-21T20:15:09.267+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.28%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-7042 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_compl_ev() in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was found in ath10k_wmi_tlv_op_pull_mgmt_tx_compl_ev() in drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi-tlv.c in the Linux kernel. This issue could be exploited to trigger a denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.28%

19.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux Kernel	All versions

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7042Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255497Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20231208043433.271449-1-hdthky0@gmail.com/Mailing List, Patch
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-7042Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2255497Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/54PLF5J33IRSLSR4UU6LQSMXX6FI5AOQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/C25BK2YH5MZ6VNQXKF2NAJBTGXVEPKGC/
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20231208043433.271449-1-hdthky0@gmail.com/Mailing List, Patch

Timeline

Published: Dec 21, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-7042?

How severe is CVE-2023-7042?

CVE-2023-7042 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7042?

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Source: NVD / NIST