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.

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Linux Linux unaffected
Version Status Constraints
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < cc3f83b6fb3773ad943365d1cd774b4ec050332e
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 677490a6bd4c63acdf6f48e4aaf6a23d7e6a446f
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 7fa16ffed2b9d9d44940990c1f31159770769aeb
554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b affected < 41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f
Linux Linux affected
Version Status Constraints
4.12 affected —
0 unaffected < 4.12
5.10.253 unaffected ≤ 5.10.*
5.15.202 unaffected ≤ 5.15.*
6.1.165 unaffected ≤ 6.1.*
6.6.128 unaffected ≤ 6.6.*
6.12.75 unaffected ≤ 6.12.*
6.18.16 unaffected ≤ 6.18.*
6.19.6 unaffected ≤ 6.19.*
7.0 unaffected ≤ *

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

Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-476

Wed, 06 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title staging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-06T11:27:38.541Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:55.990Z

Link: CVE-2026-43159

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-06T12:16:33.853

Modified: 2026-05-06T13:07:51.607

Link: CVE-2026-43159

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Updated: 2026-05-06T13:45:04Z

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