staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing
CVE-2025-68254 is fixed in 37 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254, released December 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing The Extended Supported Rates (ESR) IE handling in OnBeacon accessed *(p + 1 + ielen) and *(p + 2 + ielen) without verifying that these offsets lie within the received frame buffer. A malformed beacon with an ESR IE positioned at the end of the buffer could cause an out-of-bounds read, potentially triggering a kernel panic. Add a boundary check to ensure that the ESR IE body and the subsequent bytes are within the limits of the frame before attempting to access them. This prevents OOB reads caused by malformed beacon frames.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| bpftool · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1.150700.17.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1.160000.2.6 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_9 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:0587-1 | Feb 20, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_9 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-source-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-syms-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.20.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0472-1 | Feb 12, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 8 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 | 0:5.15.0-318.199.3.2.el9uek | ELSA-2026-50145 | Mar 10, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:20145-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.31.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:0447-1 | Feb 11, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:20220-1 | Feb 2, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.162-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.63-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 6.17.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 | Dec 16, 2025 |
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