CVE-2026-72490: staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt

Published Aug 15, 2026

Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtwaesdecrypt

The null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning FAIL on valid pointer. Invert the guard, so it returns FAIL on invalid pointer.

Event History

Aug 15, 2026

CVE Published

via MITRE·05:57 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·05:57 AM

Description

CVE-2026-72490 has been assigned a risk severity of 11.

CVE-2026-72490 affects the Linux kernel's staging driver rtl8723bs.

To fix CVE-2026-72490, ensure that your Linux kernel is updated to the version that addresses the null-pointer-guard issue.

CVE-2026-72490 is a null pointer dereference vulnerability.

CVE-2026-72490 was published on August 15, 2026.