CVE-2026-72490

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rtl8723bs Wi-Fi driver. An incorrect null-pointer guard in the rtwaesdecrypt function could lead to the system misinterpreting memory addresses. This issue may result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service DoS...

The vulnerability of the drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c component in the Linux operating system allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.

The vulnerability of the drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/osdep/ioctlcfg80211.c component in the Linux operating system is related to improper memory release before deleting the last reference. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...

CVE-2026-72490

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72490

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

EUVD-2026-59389

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

CVE-2026-72490 staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

CVE-2026-72490 staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

CVE-2026-72490

The CVE-2026-72490 entry concerns the Linux kernel (staging: rtl8723bs) with a fix to the stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt. The issue was an incorrect null-pointer guard that returned _FAIL on a valid pointer; the guard was inverted so that it now returns _FAIL on invalid pointers. This change re...

PT-2026-72678

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw aes decrypt The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer...

CVE-2026-68190

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rtl8723bs Wi-Fi driver. The rtwgetwpsie function, responsible for processing network frame data, fails to properly validate the size of incoming information elements IEs. This oversight allows an attacker to trigger an out-of-bounds read, potentially leading...

CVE-2026-68190

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtwgetwpsie rtwgetwpsie iterates over IE data from network frames without validating that the IE header and payload fit within the remaining buffer before reading them. Specifically: - iniecnt...

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-68190

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtwgetwpsie rtwgetwpsie iterates over IE data from network frames without validating that the IE header and payload fit within the remaining buffer before reading them. Specifically: - iniecnt...

CVE-2026-68190

CVE-2026-68190 affects the Linux kernel staging/rtl8723bs driver, specifically the function rtw_get_wps_ie() in processing of IE data from network frames. The vulnerability arises from insufficient bounds checking: the code reads in_ie[cnt+1] without verifying cnt+1

CVE-2026-68190 staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_wps_ie()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtwgetwpsie rtwgetwpsie iterates over IE data from network frames without validating that the IE header and payload fit within the remaining buffer before reading them. Specifically: - iniecnt...

CVE-2026-68190 staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_wps_ie()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtwgetwpsie rtwgetwpsie iterates over IE data from network frames without validating that the IE header and payload fit within the remaining buffer before reading them. Specifically: - iniecnt...

EUVD-2026-55291

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtwgetwpsie rtwgetwpsie iterates over IE data from network frames without validating that the IE header and payload fit within the remaining buffer before reading them. Specifically: - iniecnt...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.12, Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Staging: rtl8723bs – fixed a null dereference in the findnetwork function. The variable pwlan may become NULL when passed to rtwfreenetworknolock, which could lead to a dereference of the variable later on...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.12, Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Staging: rtl8723bs: Fix for out-of-bounds read in rtwgetie parser. The Information Element IE parser rtwgetie trusted the length byte of each Information Element without verifying that the IE body len bytes after the 2-byte heade...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.12, Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Staging: rtl8723bs: Fixed an out-of-bounds read during the parsing of the OnBeacon Extended Supported Rates ESR extension. The handling of the ESR extension during the OnBeacon phase involves accessing p + 1 + ielen and p + 2 +...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.12, Linux 6.1

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Staging: rtl8723bs: Fixed a stack buffer overflow issue during the parsing of the OnAssocReq IE. The length of the Supported Rates IE from an incoming Association Request frame was directly used as the length for the memcpy...