High
staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction
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.
Announced Group revision 1
Original source ↗CVE-2026-53178
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-2026-53178
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Linux
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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],
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},
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"vendor": "Linux",
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{
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{
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{
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{
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{
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],
"programFiles": [
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}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-53178
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Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #46375 · Revision 1
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