{"cve":"CVE-2026-53178","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:35.193","modified":"2026-10-21T13:19:12.037","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction\n\nAdd guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting\nfixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-191"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18143799ad51a32b1351e4e1591b6285a0a9d7dd","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637e0ea73f690028796ee2fc72a2ac4ec32968c6","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8863ac3a4fedf86b0ef5b8ecc37fbaa52f2a8160","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53178","score":0.00405,"percentile":0.34474,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}