CVE-2026-64444
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop
The IE parsing loop in OnAssocRsp() advances by (pIE->length + 2) each
iteration but only guards on i < pkt_len. When a malicious AP sends an
AssocResponse whose last IE has only one byte remaining in the frame
(the element_id byte lands at pkt_len-1), the loop reads pIE->length
from pframe[pkt_len], which is one byte past the allocated receive buffer.
Additionally, even when the header bytes are in bounds, pIE->length
itself can extend the data window beyond pkt_len, silently passing a
truncated IE to the handler functions.
Add two guards at the top of the loop body:
1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain (can't read header).
2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past pkt_len.
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Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | — | 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809, 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5, 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfb, 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b < 0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673 … |
| Linux | Linux | — | 4.12, 0 < 4.12, 5.15.212 ≤ 5.15.*, 6.1.178 ≤ 6.1.* … |
References (7)
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f612dc03427e0b1ac80a2611b5ac0ba93ac446
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7741c8315e4160aead00a60cdd6f81ab880717
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23