CVE-2026-43225

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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/017295b17bf1f477246c95bd253a7ef0cb4684c9	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8311bb40698ba027649d5d1ca84ad4bf25270546	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9874e33ce52ba449ab0ade78752a2d37a2294617	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f70f78e22b321429afc77befecedf05543d4e2c	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a968c6a39607c129b8ac2c3c2a5e8923574e90d0	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/abe850d82c8cb72d28700673678724e779b1826e	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af48c1a0abe849e167fc754b6c260b6d8350b6fd	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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History

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Information

Published : 2026-05-06 12:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:49

NVD link : CVE-2026-43225

Mitre link : CVE-2026-43225

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-43225

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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