CVE-2023-33016

Summary

CVE-2023-33016 is a transient Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) firmware. The issue arises during the parsing of MLO (Multi-Link Operation) packets, which can result in a crash or reboot of the affected device, causing a temporary disruption of network services. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires specially crafted MLO packets and does not allow for unauthorized access to the device or its data. Users are strongly encouraged to install patches or updates released by their WLAN vendor to mitigate this risk.

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