In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path
cfg80211_inform_bss_frame() may return NULL on failure. In that case,
the allocated buffer 'buf' is not freed and the function returns early,
leading to potential memory leak.
Fix this by ensuring that 'buf' is freed on both success and failure paths.
staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path
cfg80211_inform_bss_frame() may return NULL on failure. In that case,
the allocated buffer 'buf' is not freed and the function returns early,
leading to potential memory leak.
Fix this by ensuring that 'buf' is freed on both success and failure paths.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path cfg80211_inform_bss_frame() may return NULL on failure. In that case, the allocated buffer 'buf' is not freed and the function returns early, leading to potential memory leak. Fix this by ensuring that 'buf' is freed on both success and failure paths. | |
| Title | staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path | |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-06T11:28:24.289Z
Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.994Z
Link: CVE-2026-43225
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NVD
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:42.270
Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607
Link: CVE-2026-43225
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