In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix...

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-98160",
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  "description": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init()\n\npadapter->HalData is allocated via vzalloc(), but incorrectly freed\nusing kfree() in the rtw_sdio_if1_init() error path. Using kfree() to\nrelease this vmalloc-backed buffer can lead to memory corruption.\n\nUse rtw_hal_data_deinit() to pair the free correctly and free\nHalData with vfree().\n\nThe bug was first flagged by an experimental static analysis tool we\nare developing for kernel memory-management bugs. Manual inspection\nconfirms that the issue is still present in current mainline.\n\nAn x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have\nsuitable RTL8723BS SDIO hardware to test with, no runtime testing was\nable to be performed.",
  "epss": {
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    "percentile": 0.05051
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  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-4hh4-86px-498m",
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  "html_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hh4-86px-498m",
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  "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-25T14:17:27Z",
  "published_at": "2026-09-25T15:31:48Z",
  "references": [
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98160",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/264676418b726baca7be49171e306b6aa05cceb0",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/423574feaed192063ef0cd0813fb85425f39e539",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4520d673d49dabfd42c008a33889251025f7d6d5",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c017ab2b0e1b60b5be94636c94720347213d78b",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/737c928ff5092d7e55128a232c231248fc993777",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/911190f0b9511c3c81f2f2484414c1ae26f636b3",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6158333d630a1b21d8914feaf77a6f5deb185d9",
    "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff6d1ba247b5c62bdb678f1069abc86ad88a1402",
    "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hh4-86px-498m"
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  "severity": "unknown",
  "source_code_location": "",
  "summary": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix...",
  "type": "unreviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-09-25T15:31:54Z",
  "url": "https://api.github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hh4-86px-498m",
  "vulnerabilities": [],
  "withdrawn_at": null
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