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wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()
Type: advisorySources: OSV
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb() The skb passed to the rtw_hci_tx_write() is expected to be freed when the function fails, but the error path in rtw_txq_push_skb() does not free the skb before returning. This can lead to a memory leak in rtw_txq_push() where a dequeued skb is passed to rtw_txq_push_skb().
- Products
- Kernel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 6.6.157, 7.2.4
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-80941
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 3 Nov 2026, 04:43 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 11 Sept 2026, 19:42 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb() The skb passed to the rtw_hci_tx_write() is expected to be freed when the function fails, but the error path in rtw_txq_push_skb() does not free the skb before returning. This can lead to a memory leak in rtw_txq_push() where a dequeued skb is passed to rtw_txq_push_skb().
osv:CVE-2026-80941
Kernel
Fixed versions: 5.10.270, 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.109, 6.18.50, 7.2.4
Complete source record
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