CVE-2026-53178

HIGH

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction

Title source: cna

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.0021

EPSS Percentile 11.7%

Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK

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

Details

CWE

CWE-191

Status published

Products (9)

linux/Kernel 5.15.0 - 7.0.13linux

Linux/Linux < 5.15

Linux/Linux 5.15

Linux/Linux 7.0.13 - 7.0.*

Linux/Linux 7.1

Linux/Linux d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 - 542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484

Linux/Linux d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 - 88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe

linux/linux_kernel 7.1 rc1 (7 CPE variants)

linux/linux_kernel 5.15 - 7.0.13

Published Jun 25, 2026

Tracked Since Jun 25, 2026