CVE-2026-53179
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53179
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-53179.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-53179
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-06-25T08:38:54Z
- Modified
- 2026-08-12T03:30:12Z
- Summary
- staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection
- Details
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection
rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the ies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential buffer over-read.
- Database specific
{ "cna_assigner": "Linux", "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53179.json" }- References
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- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53179.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53179
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected packages
Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- Events
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Introducedd3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7Fixedc35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36Fixed735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029Fixed303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faeaFixed514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3