Answer in brief
CVE-2026-46305 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=980cd426a25747daf8ed25e2a1904b2d26ffbb3d <0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a || >=980cd426a25747daf8ed25e2a1904b2d26ffbb3d <bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db | 0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a, bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 7, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc The return value of kzalloc_flex() is used without ensuring that the allocation succeeded, and the pointer is dereferenced unconditionally. Guard the access to the allocated structure to avoid a potential NULL pointer dereference if the allocation fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-46305 records a Medium severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 5.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=980cd426a25747daf8ed25e2a1904b2d26ffbb3d <0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a || >=980cd426a25747daf8ed25e2a1904b2d26ffbb3d <bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db | 0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a, bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 7.0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 8, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 7, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc The return value of kzalloc_flex() is used without ensuring that the allocation succeeded, and the pointer is dereferenced unconditionally. Guard the access to the allocated structure to avoid a potential NULL pointer dereference if the allocation fails.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.