CVE-2026-80942Patch

LOW

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

Patch affected systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8192du: Fix possible memory leak in rtl92du_init_sw_vars() The memory allocated inside rtl92du_init_shared_data() is not freed in any of the subsequent error paths in rtl92du_init_sw_vars(). Fix that by adding a call to rtl92du_deinit_shared_data() in the error path.

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0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

Patch or workaround signal is available
2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
Technical details provided in 2 signals
2 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d

Signal classification1 categories

Patch

2100.0%

Referenced assets2 URLs

By indicator

Full discourse2 posts

Hugo | DevOps | Cybersecurity 🇱🇻@HugoValters46d
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CVE-2026-80942 Linux rtlwifi rtl8192du: memory leak in error paths of rtl92du_init_sw_vars(), unfixed. No CVSS assigned. Patch status unknown, update now. https://www.valtersit.com/cve/CVE-2026-80942 #CVE #Linux #infosec #cybersecurity #infosec #Microsoft #CVE #infosec #XSS #valtersit #snippet #infosec #SysAdmin #cybersecurity #Linux #devsecops #devops #developer #sysadmin #100daysofcode #git #github #gitlab #redteam #blueteam #ethicalhacker #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #cybersecuritytips #python #hacker #linux #kali #ubuntu #debian #docker
Post summary
The post discloses an unfixed memory leak in a Linux rtlwifi driver and explicitly urges users to update now, without mentioning PoC, exploit code, or active exploitation.
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Hugo | DevOps | Cybersecurity 🇱🇻@HugoValters46d
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CVE-2026-80942 Linux rtlwifi rtl8192du: memory leak in error paths of rtl92du_init_sw_vars(), unfixed. No CVSS assigned. Patch status unknown, update now. https://www.valtersit.com/cve/CVE-2026-80942/ #CVE #Linux #infosec #cybersecurity #infosec #Microsoft #CVE #infosec #XSS #valtersit #snippet #infosec #SysAdmin #cybersecurity #Linux #devsecops #devops #developer #sysadmin #100daysofcode #git #github #gitlab #redteam #blueteam #ethicalhacker #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #cybersecuritytips #python #hacker #linux #kali #ubuntu #debian #docker
Post summary
The tweet announces CVE-2026-80942, a memory‑leak bug in the Linux rtlwifi rtl8192du driver, notes no CVSS score and unknown patch status, urges immediate update, and provides a CVE link, with no PoC, exploit, or active exploitation evidence.
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