{"id":"CVE-2026-80942","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars()\n\nThe memory allocated inside rtl92du_init_shared_data() is not freed in\nany of the subseque…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars()\n\nThe memory allocated inside rtl92du_init_shared_data() is not freed in\nany of the subseque…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4 < 3a5b23e7dbeb00c93ec3b8add97f5de9bb9cbb5c","Linux >= b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4 < dc8b0be0ec4d9b0c80f07b27e656e4a94de5a344","Linux >= b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4 < 7159e1e12468a0b1ac519b296280c0a27f91eab5","Linux >= b5dc8873b6ffebd331e46814e537179eac8b6aa4 < 6496ce90845df2d22fb8e8ed235cd2936fad41c8","Linux 6.11"],"published":"2026-09-11","updated":"2026-09-11","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-11T20:18:59.660","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80942","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3a5b23e7dbeb00c93ec3b8add97f5de9bb9cbb5c","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6496ce90845df2d22fb8e8ed235cd2936fad41c8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7159e1e12468a0b1ac519b296280c0a27f91eab5","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc8b0be0ec4d9b0c80f07b27e656e4a94de5a344","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-80942.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80942"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2532427"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80942"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80942"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-80942.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T08:37:50.560Z","epss":0.00168,"epssPercentile":0.06452,"cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-772"],"slug":"CVE-2026-80942","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars()\n\nThe memory allocated inside rtl92du_init_shared_data() is not freed in\nany of the subsequent error paths in rtl92du_init_sw_vars().\nFix that by adding a call to rtl92du_deinit_shared_data() in the error\npath.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · updated 2026-09-14 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-80942.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":202743,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789403715401,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":202742,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789403715401,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":147259,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789270205084,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.8"},{"seq":147258,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789270205084,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"},{"seq":109008,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789183729931,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"4.8"},{"seq":109007,"id":"CVE-2026-80942","ts":1789183729931,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}