CVE-2026-64442
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in IE loops in issue_assocreq() and join_cmd_hdl()
Two IE parsing loops are missing the header bounds checks before they dereference pIE->length:
- issue_assocreq() walks pmlmeinfo->network.ies to build the association request. If the stored IE data ends with only an element_id byte and no length byte, pIE->length is read one byte past the end of the buffer.
- join_cmd_hdl() walks pnetwork->ies during station join and has the same problem under the same conditions.
Both buffers are filled from AP beacon and probe-response frames, so a malicious AP that sends a truncated final IE can trigger the issue.
Apply the two-guard pattern established in update_beacon_info(): 1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain. 2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past the buffer end.
Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versions
< 7.1.7-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 7.1.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: >= 4.12.0, < 5.10.261
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/402f13ec95945f34a210b28df1f8740d3d4a58c5nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c21eec80cf502d9ea18e0b946246b2376452786nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/605ebd94d0f469204f3c9f2f84acc71e43e2780fnvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a830bdc82461353bf7b1f8a2ad2689bf5d2de444nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad2637c46ef8b8ae0894372a2d39fdfcdc420a1envdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bc881c9915c4468747d0ca5fd1abd7b313cfb0f4nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c38d16b1ffac385c9e4b38447cd5c46af1114b58nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef61d628dfad38fead1fd2e08979ae9126d011d5nvdPatch
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