{"id":"CVE-2026-80941","revision":"fc4ed01d03d74c9a9ec2c03cbfa05f12","records":[{"revision":"fc4ed01d03d74c9a9ec2c03cbfa05f12","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-80941","aliases":[],"title":"wifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nwifi: rtw88: Fix potential memory leak in rtw_txq_push_skb()\n\nThe skb passed to the rtw_hci_tx_write() is expected to be freed when\nthe function fails, but the error path in rtw_txq_push_skb() does not\nfree the skb before returning. This can lead to a memory leak in\nrtw_txq_push() where a dequeued skb is passed to rtw_txq_push_skb().","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-09-11T19:42:13.854+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-19T08:45:25.151+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    \"repo\": \"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git\",\n                    \"programFiles\": [\n                        \"drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw88/tx.c\"\n                    ],\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"aaab5d0e673749f82ff34e5f15ea8a689789a9ce\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"e8fd57157ee7a9e2986a9218198a5c1b02f2310b\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n           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\"lessThanOrEqual\": \"6.18.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.2.4\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"7.2.*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"7.3\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"*\",\n                            \"status\": \"unaffected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"original_commit_for_fix\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n                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