In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_sec_ie(), rtw_get_wapi_ie(), and rtw_get_wps_attr()
Three IE/attribute parsing functions have missing bounds checks.
rtw_get_sec_ie() and rtw_get_wapi_ie() iterate over a raw IE buffer without verifying that the header bytes (tag + length) are within the remaining buffer before reading them. Additionally, rtw_get_sec_ie() compares the 4-byte WPA OUI at cnt+2 without checking that at least 6 bytes remain, and rtw_get_wapi_ie() compares a 4-byte WAPI OUI at cnt+6 without checking that at least 10 bytes remain.
rtw_get_wps_attr() reads wps_ie[0] and wps_ie+2 unconditionally at entry, before verifying that wps_ielen is large enough to contain the 6-byte WPS IE header (element_id + length + 4-byte OUI). Inside the attribute loop, get_unaligned_be16() is called on attr_ptr and attr_ptr+2 without checking that 4 bytes remain in the buffer.
Add a cnt+2 bounds check before each loop body in rtw_get_sec_ie() and rtw_get_wapi_ie(), guard each multi-byte comparison with a minimum IE length requirement, add a wps_ielen < 6 early return in rtw_get_wps_attr(), and add a 4-byte bounds check in its inner loop.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Aug 2, 2026 | Aug 2, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-intel-iot-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-azure-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-kvm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-fdeUpgrade linux-image-generic-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-5.15Upgrade linux-image-intel-iotg-5.15Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-6.8Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade 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linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-lowlatency-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-5.15Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-fipsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-5.15Upgrade linux-image-gcp-5.15Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-195-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1109-kvmUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1080-xilinx-zynqmpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-azure-cvmUpgrade linux-image-oem-20.04dUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeop-5.15Upgrade linux-image-aws-fips-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8Upgrade linux-image-5.15.0-198-fipsUpgrade linux-image-5.15.0-1118-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-ibm-5.15Upgrade linux-image-azure-fde-lts-22.04Upgrade linux-image-intel-iot-realtime-5.15Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-realtime-5.15 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 14, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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