staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in WMM_param_handler()
CVE-2026-74650 is fixed in 31 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74650, released August 27, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in WMM_param_handler() WMM_param_handler() copies a fixed-size WMM parameter element out of a received information element without checking that the element is long enough, causing an out-of-bounds read for a short WMM IE. The handler reads sizeof(struct WMM_para_element) (18) bytes at pIE->data + 6, so it requires pIE->length to be at least 24 (WLAN_WMM_LEN), but it never validates the length. Two of its three callers reach it after matching only the WMM OUI: OnAssocRsp() in rtw_mlme_ext.c matches a 6-byte OUI, and join_cmd_hdl() matches a 4-byte OUI, before calling the handler. A vendor-specific IE carrying the WMM OUI but a length between 6 and 23, placed in an association response or in the IE blob handed to join_cmd_hdl(), passes the OUI check and then makes the memcmp() and memcpy() at pIE->data + 6 read past the end of the element. OnAssocRsp() parses a frame received from the AP, so this is reachable from a remote peer. The remaining caller in rtw_wlan_util.c already guards the handler with "pIE->length == WLAN_WMM_LEN". Move the equivalent check into the handler itself so every caller is covered; the sibling IE handlers in the same parsing loop (HT_caps_handler(), HT_info_handler(), ERP_IE_handler()) likewise bound their accesses by pIE->length.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-2026-74650 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.105-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74650 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.1.9-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74650 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.107-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74650 | Aug 27, 2026 |
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