Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 6, 2026· Updated May 8, 2026

CVE-2026-43225

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.

Affected products

Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=4.12,<5.15.202

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

5.5/ 10

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.01%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.36medium

cvss	0.358
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

CVE ID

CVE-2026-43225