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CVE-2026-80942

CVE-2026-80942 PUBLISHED

Reported by Linux · Published September 11, 2026

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars() The memory allocated inside rtl92du_init_shared_data() is not freed in any of the subsequent error paths in rtl92du_init_sw_vars(). Fix that by adding a call to rtl92du_deinit_shared_data() in the error path.

EPSS 0.17% · 6.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.17%
6.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinuxb5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4, b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4, b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4
LinuxLinux6.11, 0, 6.12.109
linuxlinux_kernel6.11, 6.11, 6.11
LinuxLinuxb5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4, b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4, b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4

Timeline

  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Published
  • Sep 11, 2026 CVE Updated
  • Sep 12, 2026 EPSS Score
  • Sep 12, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
  • Sep 17, 2026 EPSS Score

References

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