{"cve":"CVE-2026-64440","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-25T10:17:28.547","modified":"2026-10-19T21:17:38.410","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler()\n\nHT_caps_handler() iterates pIE->length bytes and writes into\nHT_caps.u.HT_cap[], which is a fixed 26-byte array (sizeof struct\nHT_caps_element). Because pIE->length is a raw u8 from an over-the-air\n802.11 AssocResponse frame and is never validated, a malicious AP can\nset it up to 255, causing up to 229 bytes of out-of-bounds writes into\nadjacent fields of struct mlme_ext_info.\n\nTruncate the iteration count to the size of HT_caps.u.HT_cap using\numin() so that data from a longer-than-expected IE is silently ignored\nrather than written out of bounds, preserving interoperability with APs\nthat pad the element. An early return on oversized IEs was considered\nbut rejected: it would bypass the pmlmeinfo->HT_caps_enable = 1\nassignment that precedes the loop, silently disabling HT mode for APs\nthat append extra bytes to the HT Capabilities IE.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H","score":8.1},"cwes":["CWE-787"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/225b6d3fc7e99ac3d20b6c861d1e47d24e7ea31d","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f642d47c3648a707df3ceb092eee1adffbfd28","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f91621fc45025ad3c0be796b70e6e4cee22fc69","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c872b47c7fc32e95e0da1db7512388794adcd69","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918537a0fbed85aab61fa28ad75e6279070610c9"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:56:58.798400159+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-64440","score":0.00267,"percentile":0.18633,"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."]}