CVE-2026-53178

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-53178
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Reserved: 2026-06-09 07:44 UTC
Published: 2026-06-25 08:38 UTC
Last updated: 2026-06-25 08:38 UTC
Vendor / Product: Linux / Linux
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

No CVSS data available.

Affected products (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Linux	Linux	—	d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484, d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe
Linux	Linux	—	5.15, 0 < 5.15, 7.0.13 ≤ 7.0., 7.1 ≤

References (2)

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe

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