CVE-2026-43225
staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9874e33ce52ba449ab0ade78752a2d37a2294617
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a968c6a39607c129b8ac2c3c2a5e8923574e90d0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8311bb40698ba027649d5d1ca84ad4bf25270546
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f70f78e22b321429afc77befecedf05543d4e2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af48c1a0abe849e167fc754b6c260b6d8350b6fd
References (7)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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