kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init()

cve CVE-2026-98160 3 sources, 4 claims · Watch

Red Hat writes:
kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init() the claim

Severity they disagree: unknown GitHub advisories
MEDIUM NVD
moderate Red Hat
CVSS: 5.5 NVD
5.5 Red Hat
Vendor: Linux NVD
Product: Linux NVD
CWE: CWE-763 NVD
CWE-763 Red Hat

How far exploitation has got

No public code known
Proof of concept
Proof of concept, verified
A Metasploit module
Exploited in the wild
Used in ransomware campaigns

Timeline

2026-09-25	first spoke of it: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix...	GitHub advisories
2026-09-25	first spoke of it: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init() padapter->HalData is allocated via vzalloc(), but incorrectly freed using kfree() in the rtw_sdio_if1_init() error path. Using kfree() to release this vmalloc-backed buffer can lead to memory corruption. Use rtw_hal_data_deinit() to pair the free correctly and free HalData with vfree(). The bug was first flagged by an experimental static analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs. Manual inspection confirms that the issue is still present in current mainline. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have suitable RTL8723BS SDIO hardware to test with, no runtime testing was able to be performed.	NVD
2026-09-25	first spoke of it: kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init()	Red Hat

What it is to other things

affects	linux/linux_kernel NVD
made_by	linux NVD

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affects

linux/linux

NVD says “Linux · Linux”

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Said since: 2026-10-03 00:06 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-03 00:06 UTC	5.5
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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Said since: 2026-10-06 13:01 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
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NVD

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Source: NVD
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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	CWE-763
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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CWE

cwe

Red Hat

CWE-763

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Source: Red Hat
Its words: CWE-763
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Said since: 2026-10-06 13:01 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
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Product

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NVD

Linux

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Source: NVD
Its words: Linux
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2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Linux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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severity

conflict

GitHub advisories

unknown

receipt

Source: GitHub advisories
Said since: 2026-09-26 15:00 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:46 UTC
Original: open at the source

This source has not kept a receipt for this claim yet. The next update that reads it will.

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Severity

severity

conflict

NVD

MEDIUM

From 4.0 to 6.9.

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Said since: 2026-10-06 12:31 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-10-06 12:31 UTC	MEDIUM
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

What the source handed over

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moderate

A flaw that is harder to exploit, or whose impact is limited.

receipt

Source: Red Hat
Its words: moderate
Read by: field:severity
Said since: 2026-10-06 13:01 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 13:02 UTC
Original: open at the source

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2026-10-03 00:06 UTC	Analyzed
2026-10-02 12:00 UTC	Awaiting Analysis
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	Received

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Vendor

vendor

NVD

Linux

receipt

Source: NVD
Its words: Linux
Read by: field:cve.affected[].affectedData[].vendor
Said since: 2026-09-29 17:49 UTC
Last answered: 2026-10-06 12:41 UTC
Original: open at the source

2026-09-29 17:49 UTC	Linux
2026-09-29 09:45 UTC	—

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Every claim, by kind

vulnerability

kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init() zetlyn/cve-redhat · 2026-09-25	cvss 5.5 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H cwe CWE-763 severity moderate	source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix mismatched free of HalData in rtw_sdio_if1_init() padapter->HalData is allocated via vzalloc(), but incorrectly freed using kfree() in the rtw_sdio_if1_init() error path. Using kfree() to release this vmalloc-backed buffer can lead to memory corruption. Use rtw_hal_data_deinit() to pair the free correctly and free HalData with vfree(). The bug was first flagged by an experimental static analysis tool we are developing for kernel memory-management bugs. Manual inspection confirms that the issue is still present in current mainline. An x86_64 allyesconfig build showed no new warnings. As we do not have suitable RTL8723BS SDIO hardware to test with, no runtime testing was able to be performed. zetlyn/cve-nvd · 2026-09-25	cvss 5.5 cvss_vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H cwe CWE-763 product Linux severity MEDIUM status Analyzed vendor Linux	source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix... zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-25	severity unknown	source
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix... zetlyn/cve-ghsa · 2026-09-25	severity unknown	source