CVE-2026-80942
kernel: wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars()
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2026
Updated · September 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's rtlwifi driver for rtl8192du. Specifically, a memory allocation made during the initialization of shared data was not consistently freed in error handling paths. This could result in a memory leak, potentially leading to system instability or a Denial of Service (DoS) due to resource exhaustion over time.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-772 · Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime