# CVE-2023-54001: staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in \_r8712\_init\_xmit\_priv()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.37

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: r8712: Fix memory leak in _r8712_init_xmit_priv() In the above mentioned routine, memory is allocated in several places. If the first succeeds and a later one fails, the routine will leak memory. This patch fixes commit 2865d42c78a9 ("staging: r8712u: Add the new driver to the mainline kernel"). A potential memory leak in r8712_xmit_resource_alloc() is also addressed.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc511ae405f7ba29fbcb0246061ec15c272386e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/acacdbe0f740ca8c5d5da73d50870903a3ded677
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41e05572e871b10dbdc168c76175c97982daf4a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/874555472c736813ba1f4baf0b4c09c8e26d81ea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac83631230f77dda94154ed0ebfd368fc81c70a3

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