In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
wifi: rtl818x: rtl8187: Fix potential buffer underflow in rtl8187_rx_cb()
The rtl8187_rx_cb() calculates the rx descriptor header address by subtracting its size from the skb tail pointer. However, it does not validate if the received packet (skb->len from urb->actual_length) is large enough to contain this header.
If a truncated packet is received, this will lead to a buffer underflow, reading memory before the start of the skb data area, and causing a kernel panic.
Add length checks for both rtl8187 and rtl8187b descriptor headers before attempting to access them, dropping the packet cleanly if the check fails.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Feb 24, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1049-oracleUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1052-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-aws-fipsUpgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1103-gcpUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1067-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-6.8Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.17Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1051-nvidia-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-igx-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1094-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-173-generic-lpaeUpgrade 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linux-image-5.15.0-1098-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-raspi-6.17Upgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-lts-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intelUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-110-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.17Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1086-gkeopUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04dUpgrade linux-image-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.8Upgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.8Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-2042-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1098-intel-iotgUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.8.0-1054-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-6.8Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-6.17.0-1009-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gke-6.8 | Mar 17, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 22, 2026 | Dec 24, 2025 |
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