CVE-2026-53179

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 3.1

7.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 5% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-125

Published

2026-06-25

Modified

2026-10-21

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-22

Affected

• linux:linux_kernel

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

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