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CVE-2025-71273 Detail

Description

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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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1bd90e0a99fdc8dc5deb3c92bf865e4496b4b311 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ba12401cc1f2d970fa2e7d5b15abde3f5abd40d kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9b5418070ee8468fac9e8bf641c83d46b85bff30 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-71273
NVD Published Date:
05/06/2026
NVD Last Modified:
05/06/2026
Source:
kernel.org