CVE-2026-43387staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex()
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() Just like in commit 154828bf9559 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser"), we don't trust the data in the frame so we should check the length better before acting on it
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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
- May 11, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name) | from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before ac38856092b4c994f94343251b30520bdeb7f475; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 35969c3a208a07cb8642301df5869c34e2db7071; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 8097a48c606a9306281ea7bd73bf2afc97553733; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 740bca8bbdb707c0e4bb11e3316deb2f04fc7ce1; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before 821f7d759fb2de33c5e5b0c4981181c4d0c3e9b1; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 6d62fa548387e159a21ea95132c09bfc96d336ed; 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b builds before 9a4cd4c37593cc8b8d28f9a6732b490a8032006a; from 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b before f0109b9d3e1e455429279d602f6276e34689750a | CNA record |
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel | from 4.12 before 5.10.253; from 5.11 before 5.15.203; from 5.16 before 6.1.167; from 6.2 before 6.6.130; from 6.7 before 6.12.78; from 6.13 before 6.18.19; from 6.19 before 6.19.9; 7.0; and 2 more ranges | NVD |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ac38856092b4c994f94343251b30520bdeb7f475patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/35969c3a208a07cb8642301df5869c34e2db7071patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8097a48c606a9306281ea7bd73bf2afc97553733patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/740bca8bbdb707c0e4bb11e3316deb2f04fc7ce1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/821f7d759fb2de33c5e5b0c4981181c4d0c3e9b1patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d62fa548387e159a21ea95132c09bfc96d336edpatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a4cd4c37593cc8b8d28f9a6732b490a8032006apatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0109b9d3e1e455429279d602f6276e34689750apatch
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