CVE-2026-98160
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.
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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.
CVSS
- Versión: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Puntuación base: 5.5
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 0.11%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 1
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
🎯 Técnicas ATT&CK
Cómo se explota esta vulnerabilidad y qué consigue el atacante, en el lenguaje de MITRE ATT&CK.
- Explotación
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation75 % - Impacto principal
T1499.004Application or System Exploitationimpact65 %
Vulnerabilidad local (AV:L, PR:L) de corrupción de memoria por free incorrecto (kfree vs vfree) que causa DoS; requiere privilegios de usuario local.
Inferido por nuestro agente de análisis a partir de la descripción oficial, el vector CVSS y la CWE, y comprobado por un supervisor. Puede contener errores.
🛡️ Mitigaciones ATT&CK que cubren estas técnicas
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-763
Referencias
- 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
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