CVE-2026-43225
staging: rtl8723bs: fix memory leak on failure path
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 6, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 6, 2026, 1:07 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Ensure buffer is freed on failure paths.
- Free allocated buffer on success path.
- Apply the vendor-supplied patch.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017295b17bf1f477246c95bd253a7ef0cb4684c9 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8311bb40698ba027649d5d1ca84ad4bf25270546 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9874e33ce52ba449ab0ade78752a2d37a2294617 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f70f78e22b321429afc77befecedf05543d4e2c Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a968c6a39607c129b8ac2c3c2a5e8923574e90d0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe850d82c8cb72d28700673678724e779b1826e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af48c1a0abe849e167fc754b6c260b6d8350b6fd