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CVE-2026-53179

staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 6.6.160, 6.12.95, 6.18.36, 7.0.13
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Linux Linux

    From d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 · fixed in d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892; From d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 · fixed in c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36; From d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 · fixed in 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029; From d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 · fixed in 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea; From d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 · fixed in 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3

  • Linux Linux

    5.15

  • KernelLinux

    From 5.15.0 · fixed in 6.6.160; From 6.7.0 · fixed in 6.12.95; From 6.13.0 · fixed in 6.18.36; From 6.19.0 · fixed in 7.0.13

References 5

git.kernel.org