{"cve":"CVE-2026-72490","nvd":{"published":"2026-08-15T06:22:23.307","modified":"2026-08-17T06:19:17.313","status":"Received","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt\n\nThe null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning _FAIL on valid pointer.\nInvert the guard, so it returns _FAIL on invalid pointer.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a3f9b3c47d8f071b0eb9e63906ac0448058278d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fde2296f87b72ccd72460ce13ad56e8652b321d4"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:48:17.459049833+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-72490","score":0.00198,"percentile":0.09577,"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."]}