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staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt
Type: advisorySources: OSV
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.
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 7.1.5
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-72490
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 16:54 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 15 Aug 2026, 05:57 UTC
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.
osv:CVE-2026-72490
Kernel
Fixed versions: 7.1.5
Complete source record
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