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CVE-2026-53178

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)
Publication date:
25/06/2026
Last modified:
06/07/2026

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:<br /> <br /> staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction<br /> <br /> Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting<br /> fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 8.10 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): High

Base Score 3.x
8.10
Severity 3.x
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 5.15 (including) 7.0.13 (excluding)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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