CVE 8.1 HIGH

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction_CVE-2026-53178

8.1 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction

Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting
fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-53178
Source Linux
Published Jun 25, 2026 at 08:38
Modified Jun 28, 2026 at 06:39

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7
Affected Versions Linux Linux d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7
Linux Linux d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7
Linux Linux 5.15

References

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