staging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-43159
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-06 12:16:33 UTC
Updated2026-05-13 21:20:28 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network The variable pwlan has the possibility of being NULL when passed into rtw_free_network_nolock() which would later dereference the variable.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-476

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b 41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 4.12 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 4.12 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.10.253 5.10.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15.202 5.15.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.1.165 6.1.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.6.128 6.6.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.75 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.16 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.6 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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