staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-53179
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-25 09:16:35 UTC
Updated2026-07-04 12:17:00 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.001730000 probability, percentile 0.069990000 (date 2026-07-03)

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 5.15 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 5.15 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.12.95 6.12.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.18.36 6.18.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0.13 7.0.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.1 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

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git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org
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