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.
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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Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-15T05:57:25.610Z
Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.936Z
Link: CVE-2026-72490
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-15T06:22:23.307
Modified: 2026-08-15T06:22:23.307
Link: CVE-2026-72490
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