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High severity7.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2026· Updated Jul 6, 2026

CVE-2026-53179

CVE-2026-53179

Description

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.

Affected products

18

Linux/Kernel9 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=5.15,<6.18.36
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
osv-coords9 versions
pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-aws-6.18 pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-azure-6.18 pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18 pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-gcp-6.18-bootc-boot-installed pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18 pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-6.18-bootc-boot-installed pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-qemu-melange pkg:apk/chainguard/linux-vmware-6.18 pkg:linux/kernel
< 6.18.38-r0+ 8 more
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 6.18.38-r0
- (no CPE)range: >= 5.15.0, < 6.12.95

Patches

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References

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