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Not yet scoredPublished Aug 15, 2026
CVE-2026-72490staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt
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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.
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- Weakness (CWE)
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- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
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- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Received
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from e23ad15700284b63ab5d8ae1370e93f7c1723863 before fde2296f87b72ccd72460ce13ad56e8652b321d4; from e23ad15700284b63ab5d8ae1370e93f7c1723863 before 9a3f9b3c47d8f071b0eb9e63906ac0448058278d | CNA record |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2296f87b72ccd72460ce13ad56e8652b321d4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3f9b3c47d8f071b0eb9e63906ac0448058278d
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