Answer in brief
CVE-2026-64440 records a High severity (CVSS 8.1) vulnerability in staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler(). 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 8.1. 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.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <37f642d47c3648a707df3ceb092eee1adffbfd28 || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <8c872b47c7fc32e95e0da1db7512388794adcd69 || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <bb3b942da4123b55d1cacf19d1a7d5ba15dbf83a || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <918537a0fbed85aab61fa28ad75e6279070610c9 || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <6f91621fc45025ad3c0be796b70e6e4cee22fc69 || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <225b6d3fc7e99ac3d20b6c861d1e47d24e7ea31d || >=554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b <f8001e1a516ba3b495728c65b61f799cbfad6bd0 | 37f642d47c3648a707df3ceb092eee1adffbfd28, 8c872b47c7fc32e95e0da1db7512388794adcd69, bb3b942da4123b55d1cacf19d1a7d5ba15dbf83a, 918537a0fbed85aab61fa28ad75e6279070610c9, 6f91621fc45025ad3c0be796b70e6e4cee22fc69, 225b6d3fc7e99ac3d20b6c861d1e47d24e7ea31d, f8001e1a516ba3b495728c65b61f799cbfad6bd0 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 4.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 25, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 3, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 5, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler() HT_caps_handler() iterates pIE->length bytes and writes into HT_caps.u.HT_cap[], which is a fixed 26-byte array (sizeof struct HT_caps_element). Because pIE->length is a raw u8 from an over-the-air 802.11 AssocResponse frame and is never validated, a malicious AP can set it up to 255, causing up to 229 bytes of out-of-bounds writes into adjacent fields of struct mlme_ext_info. Truncate the iteration count to the size of HT_caps.u.HT_cap using umin() so that data from a longer-than-expected IE is silently ignored rather than written out of bounds, preserving interoperability with APs that pad the element. An early return on oversized IEs was considered but rejected: it would bypass the pmlmeinfo->HT_caps_enable = 1 assignment that precedes the loop, silently disabling HT mode for APs that append extra bytes to the HT Capabilities IE.
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