CVE-2026-64444staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop The IE parsing loop in OnAssocRsp() advances by (pIE->length + 2) each iteration but only guards on i < pkt_len. When a malicious AP sends an AssocResponse whose last IE has only one byte remaining in the frame (the element_id byte lands at pkt_len-1), the loop reads pIE->length from pframe[pkt_len], which is one byte past the allocated receive buffer. Additionally, even when the header bytes are in bounds, pIE->length itself can extend the data window beyond pkt_len, silently passing a truncated IE to the handler functions. Add two guards at the top of the loop body: 1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain (can't read header). 2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past pkt_len.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Linux
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfb; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 04f612dc03427e0b1ac80a2611b5ac0ba93ac446; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 7e7741c8315e4160aead00a60cdd6f81ab880717; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23 | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.12 before 5.15.212; from 5.16 before 6.1.178; from 6.2 before 6.6.145; from 6.7 before 6.12.96; from 6.13 before 6.18.39; from 6.19 before 7.1.4; 7.2; 7.2 | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfbpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f612dc03427e0b1ac80a2611b5ac0ba93ac446patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7741c8315e4160aead00a60cdd6f81ab880717patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23patch
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