CVE-2026-53179

staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection

CVE-2026-53179 is fixed in 11 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53179, released June 28, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High

CVSS

7.1

Moderate

Exploitation

None reported

No vendor assessment

CISA KEV

Not listed

Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

EPSS

0.0017

5th percentile

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.

Where it's fixed

Product	Fixed in	Fix	Released
Linux
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1.150700.17.51.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_24 · sles 15.7	1-150700.15.3.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7	6.4.0-150700.53.90.1	SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1	Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie)	6.12.95-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53179	Jun 28, 2026
linux · Debian 14	7.0.13-1	DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53179	Jun 28, 2026

Details

Published
June 25, 2026
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Vendor advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-53179

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