{"cve":"CVE-2026-43159","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-06T12:16:33.853","modified":"2026-06-17T10:49:02.727","status":"Analyzed","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network\n\nThe variable pwlan has the possibility of being NULL when passed into\nrtw_free_network_nolock() which would later dereference the variable.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04d24a3654ed195485bc6346a9ef326fc494a34e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1aa9c59f4b96a9056c02476c7ca89e96d15e0645","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b1d0c9a1f78836d0bce6fdd37f596f22c19b03e","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41460a19654c32d39fd0e3a3671cd8d4b7b8479f","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/48b4dec3a8bfd667cd0cd767eaf511176193e9a1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:33:55.586217763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43159","score":0.00128,"percentile":0.02437,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}