Bug 2492715 (CVE-2026-53178) - CVE-2026-53178 kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction
Summary: CVE-2026-53178 kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53178
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-25 21:36 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:01:59 UTC 
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction

Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting
fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.
Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-06-25 21:33:08 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062554-CVE-2026-53178-60ea@gregkh/T
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