{"cve":"CVE-2026-53179","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-25T09:16:35.287","modified":"2026-10-21T13:19:12.187","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential\nbuffer over-read.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":7.1},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-22T16:41:11.231219466+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-53179","score":0.00166,"percentile":0.05769,"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."]}