CVE-2023-54001

staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in _r8712_init_xmit_priv()

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Published: December 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:46 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in _r8712_init_xmit_priv() In the above mentioned routine, memory is allocated in several places. If the first succeeds and a later one fails, the routine will leak memory. This patch fixes commit 2865d42c78a9 ("staging: r8712u: Add the new driver to the mainline kernel"). A potential memory leak in r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() is also addressed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

2.6.37 ≤ v < 5.10.1902.6.37 ≤ v < 5.15.1242.6.37 ≤ v < 6.1.432.6.37 ≤ v < 6.4.82.6.37 ≤ v < 6.52.6.372865d42c78a9121caad52cb02d1fbb7f5cdbc4ef
Vendor states this is fixed in 41e05572e871b10dbdc168c76175c97982daf4a4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 874555472c736813ba1f4baf0b4c09c8e26d81ea (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ac83631230f77dda94154ed0ebfd368fc81c70a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in acacdbe0f740ca8c5d5da73d50870903a3ded677 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in fc511ae405f7ba29fbcb0246061ec15c272386e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.37 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.190 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.124 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.43 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5 (unaffected)

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