{"id":"CVE-2026-53179","revision":"14ab490788204efeafbd29093ea4166a","records":[{"revision":"14ab490788204efeafbd29093ea4166a","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-53179","aliases":[],"title":"staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential\nbuffer over-read.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-06-25T08:38:54.677+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-21T12:42:14.034+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Linux","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"product\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"vendor\": \"Linux\",\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\",\n                    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\"version\": \"d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        },\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7\",\n                            \"lessThan\": \"514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"git\"\n                        }\n                    ]\n           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