CVE-2026-53179

Summary

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.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
LinuxLinuxd3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36affected
LinuxLinuxd3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029affected
LinuxLinuxd3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faeaaffected
LinuxLinuxd3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3affected
LinuxLinux5.15affected
LinuxLinux0 < 5.15unaffected
LinuxLinux6.12.95 <= 6.12.*unaffected
LinuxLinux6.18.36 <= 6.18.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.0.13 <= 7.0.*unaffected
LinuxLinux7.1 <= *unaffected

Weaknesses

References