In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential memory leak in rtw_init_drv_sw()
In rtw_init_drv_sw(), there are various init functions are called to
populate the padapter structure and some checks for their return value.
However, except for the first one error path, the other five error paths
do not properly release the previous allocated resources, which leads to
various memory leaks.
This patch fixes them and keeps the success and error separate.
Note that these changes keep the form of `rtw_init_drv_sw()` in
"drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c". As there is no proper device
to test with, no runtime testing was performed.
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Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential memory leak in rtw_init_drv_sw() In rtw_init_drv_sw(), there are various init functions are called to populate the padapter structure and some checks for their return value. However, except for the first one error path, the other five error paths do not properly release the previous allocated resources, which leads to various memory leaks. This patch fixes them and keeps the success and error separate. Note that these changes keep the form of `rtw_init_drv_sw()` in "drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/os_intfs.c". As there is no proper device to test with, no runtime testing was performed. | |
Title | staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential memory leak in rtw_init_drv_sw() | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-10-02T07:04:18.862Z
Reserved: 2025-10-01T11:38:45.642Z
Link: CVE-2022-50469

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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2025-10-01T12:15:40.757
Modified: 2025-10-02T19:12:17.160
Link: CVE-2022-50469


Updated: 2025-10-02T08:38:40Z