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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1014-azureUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-azure-lts-26.04Upgrade linux-image-azure-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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