High 7.1Published Jun 25, 2026

CVE-2026-53179staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 8:10 AM ET)

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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: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 before d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892; from d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 before c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36; from d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 before 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029; from d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 before 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea; from d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 before 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3	CNA record
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 5.15 before 6.18.36; from 6.19 before 7.0.13; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; 7.1; and 1 more ranges	NVD

References

References

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

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