SB2025122696 - Memory leak in Linux kernel staging rtl8712 driver
Published: December 26, 2025 Updated: December 31, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025122696
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-54001)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() function in drivers/staging/rtl8712/xmit_linux.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e05572e871b10dbdc168c76175c97982daf4a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874555472c736813ba1f4baf0b4c09c8e26d81ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac83631230f77dda94154ed0ebfd368fc81c70a3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacdbe0f740ca8c5d5da73d50870903a3ded677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc511ae405f7ba29fbcb0246061ec15c272386e1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.190