CVE-2026-43225
staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path
CVSS Score
0.0
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| Vendor | linux |
| Product | linux |
| Ecosystems | |
| Industries | Technology |
| Published | May 6, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 11, 2026 |
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Affected Versions
Linux / Linux
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 9874e33ce52ba449ab0ade78752a2d37a2294617 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < a968c6a39607c129b8ac2c3c2a5e8923574e90d0 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 8311bb40698ba027649d5d1ca84ad4bf25270546 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 9f70f78e22b321429afc77befecedf05543d4e2c 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < af48c1a0abe849e167fc754b6c260b6d8350b6fd 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 017295b17bf1f477246c95bd253a7ef0cb4684c9 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < abe850d82c8cb72d28700673678724e779b1826e
Linux / Linux
4.12
References
git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9874e33ce52ba449ab0ade78752a2d37a2294617 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a968c6a39607c129b8ac2c3c2a5e8923574e90d0 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8311bb40698ba027649d5d1ca84ad4bf25270546 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f70f78e22b321429afc77befecedf05543d4e2c git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af48c1a0abe849e167fc754b6c260b6d8350b6fd git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017295b17bf1f477246c95bd253a7ef0cb4684c9 git.kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe850d82c8cb72d28700673678724e779b1826e