CVE-2026-31626
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: initialize le_tmp64 in rtw_BIP_verify() Initialize le_tmp64 to zero in rtw_BIP_verify() to prevent using uninitialized data.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: initialize le_tmp64 in rtw_BIP_verify() Initialize le_tmp64 to zero in rtw_BIP_verify() to prevent using uninitialized data. Smatch warns that only 6 bytes are copied to this 8-byte (u64) variable, leaving the last two bytes uninitialized: drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_security.c:1308 rtw_BIP_verify() warn: not copying enough bytes for '&le_tmp64' (8 vs 6 bytes) Initializing the variable at the start of the function fixes this warning and ensures predictable behavior.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51532c7c1d357145f4ac561648499f7a6847f739
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6792624d933146e2757b07092e93ad915cb58930
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c964b82a4e97ec7f25e17b803ee196009b38a57Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e911eead187240193516edf55a0e1ab3425aa5b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b487a7754d874230299d5a9c2710ec4df8b2ed8aPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c2026c6b603ebec52f55015496703fe79077accfPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65ee4d3be5df395e48afbcd0946dd5fce4338a9Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5b8f5f8d6fc09a8af5ed139c688660f578ed732Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef74ce5f0bc0e53ce702d8a794f3957884a26efcPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.