CVE-2026-53179 | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been re…

Description

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.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-53179
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

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Affected products (2)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
Linux	Linux	—	d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029, d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea, d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 < 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3
Linux	Linux	—	5.15, 0 < 5.15, 6.18.36 ≤ 6.18., 7.0.13 ≤ 7.0. …

References (3)