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CVE-2025-71273: Linux kernel · wifi: rtw88: Use devm_kmemdup() in rtw_set_supported_band()

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Authoritative record:CVE-2025-71273· Low

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Low · fixed in d57e31c8df7b8bb684c6b56854676972a8b7c8ed : update Linux kernel when convenient.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 16:33 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Low
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in d57e31c8df7b8bb684c6b56854676972a8b7c8ed, ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8, 537723ada6d6655f0a2f48ab000fd9b0358bb442 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 6 May 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < d57e31c8df7b8bb684c6b56854676972a8b7c8ed
Fixed in
  • d57e31c8df7b8bb684c6b56854676972a8b7c8ed
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8
Fixed in
  • ad9b80ee310ed734482a2e5da874b67f88ac0ef8
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < 537723ada6d6655f0a2f48ab000fd9b0358bb442
Fixed in
  • 537723ada6d6655f0a2f48ab000fd9b0358bb442
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < 9b5418070ee8468fac9e8bf641c83d46b85bff30
Fixed in
  • 9b5418070ee8468fac9e8bf641c83d46b85bff30
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < 2ba12401cc1f2d970fa2e7d5b15abde3f5abd40d
Fixed in
  • 2ba12401cc1f2d970fa2e7d5b15abde3f5abd40d
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • ≥ e3037485c68ec1a299ff41160d8fedbd4abc29b9, < 1bd90e0a99fdc8dc5deb3c92bf865e4496b4b311
Fixed in
  • 1bd90e0a99fdc8dc5deb3c92bf865e4496b4b311

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtw88: Use devm_kmemdup() in rtw_set_supported_band() Simplify the code by using device managed memory allocations. This also fixes a memory leak in rtw_register_hw(). The supported bands were not freed in the error path. Copied from commit 145df52a8671 ("wifi: rtw89: Convert rtw89_core_set_supported_band to use devm_*").

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