PT-2026-34978 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2
CVE-2026-31626
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Published
2026-03-31
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Updated
2026-08-25
CVSS v3.1
9.1
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
An issue exists in the
rtw BIP verify() function within the rtl8723bs staging driver where the le tmp64 variable is not fully initialized. Only 6 bytes are copied into this 8-byte variable, which leads to the use of uninitialized data for the remaining two bytes.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Use of Uninitialized Resource
Access of Uninitialized Pointer
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu