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CVE-2026-43159staging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network
- 5.5MediumCVSS base score
- 0.13%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 98% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
In 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.
Timeline
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- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.13% · top 98% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Affected products
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb
- affected 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – < 41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f
- affected 4.12
- unaffected < 4.12
- unaffected 5.10.253 – ≤ 5.10.*
- unaffected 5.15.202 – ≤ 5.15.*
- unaffected 6.1.165 – ≤ 6.1.*
- unaffected 6.6.128 – ≤ 6.6.*
- unaffected 6.12.75 – ≤ 6.12.*
- unaffected 6.18.16 – ≤ 6.18.*
- unaffected 6.19.6 – ≤ 6.19.*
- unaffected 7.0 – ≤ *
References
References8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1 (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb (opens in a new tab)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-27718 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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