CVE-2026-80942 Affecting linux-6.12 package, versions <6.12.111-1~deb12u1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on default assessment until relevant scores are available.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN12-LINUX612-20506952
  • published5 Oct 2026
  • disclosed11 Sept 2026

Introduced: 11 Sep 2026

NewCVE-2026-80942  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:12 linux-6.12 to version 6.12.111-1~deb12u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream linux-6.12 package and not the linux-6.12 package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:12 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1