CVE-2025-71234

HIGH

Linux Kernel < 6.12.72, 6.13.0-6.18.11, 6.19.0-6.19.1, 6.9.0-6.12.72 - Out-of-bounds Write in rtl8xxxu_sta_add

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add The driver does not set hw->sta_data_size, which causes mac80211 to allocate insufficient space for driver private station data in __sta_info_alloc(). When rtl8xxxu_sta_add() accesses members of struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info through sta->drv_priv, this results in a slab-out-of-bounds write. KASAN report on RISC-V (VisionFive 2) with RTL8192EU adapter: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add+0x31c/0x346 Write of size 8 at addr ffffffd6d3e9ae88 by task kworker/u16:0/12 Set hw->sta_data_size to sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info) during probe, similar to how hw->vif_data_size is configured. This ensures mac80211 allocates sufficient space for the driver's per-station private data. Tested on StarFive VisionFive 2 v1.2A board.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 4.9%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (16)
linux/Kernel < 6.12.72linux
linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.18.11linux
linux/Kernel 6.19.0 - 6.19.1linux
linux/Kernel 6.9.0 - 6.12.72linux
Linux/Linux < 6.9
Linux/Linux 6.12.72 - 6.12.*
Linux/Linux 6.18.11 - 6.18.*
Linux/Linux 6.19.1 - 6.19.*
Linux/Linux 6.9
Linux/Linux 7.0
... and 6 more
Published Feb 18, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026