CVE-2026-43225

medium Red Hat
Published: May 6, 2026 (8 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Red Hat
Source: REDHAT

Description

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rtl8723bs component. This memory leak vulnerability occurs when the `cfg80211_inform_bss_frame()` function returns a NULL value on a failure path, preventing the allocated buffer from being properly freed. This can lead to a potential memory leak within the system.

CWE

CWE-772

Affected Products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

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