CVE-2025-71273

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Use devm_kmemdup() in rtw_set_supported_band() Simplify the code by using device managed memory allocations. This also fixes a memory leak in rtw_register_hw(). The supported bands were not freed in the error path. Copied from commit 145df52a8671 ("wifi: rtw89: Convert rtw89_core_set_supported_band to use devm_*").
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OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

12 May 2026, 21:27

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd90e0a99fdc8dc5deb3c92bf865e4496b4b311 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd90e0a99fdc8dc5deb3c92bf865e4496b4b311 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba12401cc1f2d970fa2e7d5b15abde3f5abd40d - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba12401cc1f2d970fa2e7d5b15abde3f5abd40d - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5418070ee8468fac9e8bf641c83d46b85bff30 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5418070ee8468fac9e8bf641c83d46b85bff30 - Patch
References () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8 - () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8 - Patch
CWE CWE-401
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Linux linux Kernel
Linux

06 May 2026, 12:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-06 12:16

Updated : 2026-05-12 21:27


NVD link : CVE-2025-71273

Mitre link : CVE-2025-71273

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-71273


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime