CVE-2025-68256

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser

CVE-2025-68256 is fixed in 18 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68256, released December 16, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0027
19th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser The Information Element (IE) parser rtw_get_ie() trusted the length byte of each IE without validating that the IE body (len bytes after the 2-byte header) fits inside the remaining frame buffer. A malformed frame can advertise an IE length larger than the available data, causing the parser to increment its pointer beyond the buffer end. This results in out-of-bounds reads or, depending on the pattern, an infinite loop. Fix by validating that (offset + 2 + len) does not exceed the limit before accepting the IE or advancing to the next element. This prevents OOB reads and ensures the parser terminates safely on malformed frames.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
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-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-2025-68256 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.63-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68256 Dec 16, 2025
linux · Debian 14 6.17.12-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68256 Dec 16, 2025

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