CVE-2026-53179
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). 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: 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 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.