Answer in brief
CVE-2026-53179 records a High severity (CVSS 7.1) vulnerability in staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 7.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 <d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892 || >=d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 <c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36 || >=d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 <735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029 || >=d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 <303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea || >=d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7 <514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3 | d95edbbf7830d77ad68d437c384055eac8cd9892, c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36, 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029, 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea, 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 5.15 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jun 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 21, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 25, 2026
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.
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