# CVE-2026-53179: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw\_update\_protection

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.95, 6.18.36, 7.0.13
- Published: 2026-06-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- 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: 5.15
- Kernel (Linux): 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

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.95, 6.18.36, 7.0.13) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3

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