CVE-2026-74649

staging: rtl8723bs: fix missing shared-key auth challenge length check

CVE-2026-74649 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74649, released August 27, 2026. 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
0.0029
21st percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix missing shared-key auth challenge length check The WEP shared-key authentication handler uses the challenge-text element's attacker-controlled length without checking it against the fixed 128-byte chg_txt buffer. In OnAuthClient() the length from rtw_get_ie() - up to 255 - is used to perform memcpy() into the 128-byte pmlmeinfo->chg_txt, so a malicious AP sending a malformed WLAN_EID_CHALLENGE element can overflow/underfill chg_txt by up to 127 bytes. It is reachable over the air, before association, during shared-key authentication. In the case of an overflow, the driver can write out of bounds. In the case of an underfill, the driver can echo stale buffer memory. The challenge text is defined to be exactly 128 octets, which is already provided as the WLAN_AUTH_CHALLENGE_LEN define; require the element to be exactly that length before use.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
bpftool · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
bpftool · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
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-uek · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-container · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-container · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-container-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-debug-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-doc · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-core · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-devel · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 8 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-uek64k-modules-extra · ol 9 0:5.15.0-324.217.5.2.el9uek ELSA-2026-500249 Sep 4, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.90.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5091-1 Nov 7, 2026
linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.1.187-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74649 Aug 27, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.105-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74649 Aug 27, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.9-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74649 Aug 27, 2026
linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) 6.12.107-1~deb12u1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74649 Aug 27, 2026

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