CVE-2026-46305

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc The return value of kzalloc_flex() is used without ensuring that the allocation succeeded, and the pointer is dereferenced unconditionally. Guard the access to the allocated structure to avoid a potential NULL pointer dereference if the allocation fails.

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/0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a	Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4024037ee309a8f0cb86b4093d59da0e135db8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db	Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-06-08 17:16

Updated : 2026-09-14 12:17

NVD link : CVE-2026-46305

Mitre link : CVE-2026-46305

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46305

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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