Bug 2492842 (CVE-2026-53179) - CVE-2026-53179 kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection
Summary: CVE-2026-53179 kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-53179
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-06-25 10:08 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-29 14:58 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 10:08:35 UTC 
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.
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-06-29 14:54:14 UTC 
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062554-CVE-2026-53179-188d@gregkh/T
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