{"cve":"CVE-2026-46305","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-08T17:16:49.253","modified":"2026-09-14T12:17:42.407","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: os_dep: avoid NULL pointer dereference in rtw_cbuf_alloc\n\nThe return value of kzalloc_flex() is used without\nensuring that the allocation succeeded, and the\npointer is dereferenced unconditionally.\n\nGuard the access to the allocated structure to\navoid a potential NULL pointer dereference if the\nallocation fails.","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/0a5f411becfb7c57aa89827213d31ef23a03d75a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d4024037ee309a8f0cb86b4093d59da0e135db8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc851db06045a40c18233dd76ef0562d7f8bb6db"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:38:48.522727527+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46305","score":0.00112,"percentile":0.01379,"date":"2026-10-31"},"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."]}