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  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix null dereference in find_network\n\nThe variable pwlan has the possibility of being NULL when passed into\nrtw_free_network_nolock() which would later dereference the variable.",
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  "published": "2026-05-06T11:27:38.541Z",
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