Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-64441
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in rtw_get_sec_ie(), rtw_get_wapi_ie(), and rtw_get_wps_attr() Three IE/attribute parsing functions have missing bounds checks. rtw_get_sec_ie() and rtw_get_wapi_ie() iterate over a raw IE buffer without verifying that the header bytes (tag + length) are within the remaining buffer before reading them. Additionally, rtw_get_sec_ie() compares the 4-byte WPA OUI at cnt+2 without checking that at least 6 bytes remain, and rtw_get_wapi_ie() compares a 4-byte WAPI OUI at cnt+6 without checking that at least 10 bytes remain. rtw_get_wps_attr() reads wps_ie[0] and wps_ie+2 unconditionally at entry, before verifying that wps_ielen is large enough to contain the 6-byte WPS IE header (element_id + length + 4-byte OUI). Inside the attribute loop, get_unaligned_be16() is called on attr_ptr and attr_ptr+2 without checking that 4 bytes remain in the buffer. Add a cnt+2 bounds check before each loop body in rtw_get_sec_ie() and rtw_get_wapi_ie(), guard each multi-byte comparison with a minimum IE length requirement, add a wps_ielen < 6 early return in rtw_get_wps_attr(), and add a 4-byte bounds check in its inner loop.
What this means for your business
- It affects Linux Kernel. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it from inside the same network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 17% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Linux Kernel, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 8.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Assigned by
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Dates
- Published
- 2026-07-25
- Last modified
- 2026-09-03
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- Linux Linux Kernel4.12 - 5.15.212, 5.16 - 6.1.178, 6.2 - 6.6.145, 6.7 - 6.12.97, 6.13 - 6.18.40, 6.19 - 7.1.4, 7.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1463ca3ec6601cbb097d8d87dbf5dcf1cb86a344
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2ea1ce30ead61589214240e8d33d96310fd613e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b51ee8a40fe47864197d73cc02b191de7a6b072
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ab1161e539fb7a1c8b35ff5a6ced4702e855b9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/729c4e72563bda0f1725db1db9ea08df06f41d9b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b27ecba3196f6c14e3809595ebd69c0c2392512a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/efa27d487abcdec79669a60a6d94d5d6eceb7c1d