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staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-53179
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-53179
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
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"version": "d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7",
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"versionType": "git"
},
{
"status": "affected",
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"versionType": "git"
},
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"versionType": "git"
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{
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}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"product": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "5.15"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.15",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.160",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.95",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.36",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.0.13",
"versionType": "semver",
"lessThanOrEqual": "7.0.*"
},
{
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "7.1",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix",
"lessThanOrEqual": "*"
}
],
"programFiles": [
"drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme.c"
],
"defaultStatus": "affected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-53179
Source reference:
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- Event
- #46378 · Revision 1
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