Linux Linux Kernel
CVE-2026-64445
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix WEP length underflow and OOB read in OnAuth() OnAuth() has two bugs in the shared-key authentication path. When the Privacy bit is set, rtw_wep_decrypt() is called without verifying that the frame is long enough to contain a valid WEP IV and ICV. Inside rtw_wep_decrypt(), length is computed as: length = len - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN - iv_len and then passed as (length - 4) to crc32_le(). If len is less than WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN + iv_len + icv_len (32 bytes), length - 4 is negative and, after the implicit cast to size_t, causes crc32_le() to read far beyond the frame buffer. Add a minimum length check before accessing the IV field and calling the decryption path. When processing a seq=3 response, rtw_get_ie() stores the Challenge Text IE length in ie_len, but the subsequent memcmp() always reads 128 bytes regardless of ie_len. IEEE 802.11 mandates a challenge text of exactly 128 bytes; reject any IE whose length field differs, matching the check already applied to OnAuthClient().
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 24% 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 - 5.10.261, 5.11 - 5.15.212, 5.16 - 6.1.178, 6.2 - 6.6.145, 6.7 - 6.12.96, 6.13 - 6.18.39, 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/1f6c9d255bdda41216b6e34c96aa2b1abee0bb84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e44a7665f3abd320a80d9c64ee4a93317041b8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64ec4192d9c10e96922245d4a6747304cc76b19d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665e1ecb68b4e8419604e70a33f02d1c8b0222c6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87cccc2a767f17dcab71e3b9fe5ae29b5516c5ce
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a1fc19d61f661d47204f095b593de507884849f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9000c93078e5c0a5a651b077c0ec92a4bc7d580
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d90b9f39f375c9826ef145605dfe97765d0ecb91