CVE-2026-43159

MEDIUM EPSS 2.8%
Published May 6, 20261mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published May 6, 2026 1mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
2.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥4.12  –  <5.10.253
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.11  –  <5.15.202
linuxlinux_kernel*≥5.16  –  <6.1.165
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.2  –  <6.6.128
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.7  –  <6.12.75
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.18.16
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.19  –  <6.19.6

References 8

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e
    Patch