CVE-2026-53179In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the…
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the ies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential buffer over-read.
- CVSS
- 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-125
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 5.15 before 6.18.36; from 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; and 1 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faeapatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36patch
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