CVE-2026-64536
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() IE loop
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.1 High
- Published
- Jul 27, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 19, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB reads in is_ap_in_tkip() IE loop
The loop in is_ap_in_tkip() iterates over IEs without verifying that enough bytes remain before dereferencing the IE header or its payload:
- pIE->element_id and pIE->length are read without checking that i + sizeof(*pIE) <= ie_length, so a truncated IE at the end of the buffer causes an OOB read.
- For WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC the code compares pIE->data + 12, which requires pIE->length >= 16. For WLAN_EID_RSN it compares pIE->data + 8, requiring pIE->length >= 12. Neither requirement is checked.
Add the missing IE header and payload bounds checks and guard each data access with an explicit pIE->length minimum, matching the pattern established in update_beacon_info().
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | Linux |
Weaknesses
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea3809f7e20bdff282b8cc1e94937d5fb9fb32c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2055332297e24c63fffda943ef7a5eefc0a6019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f26cc55affd9d7f88ae2f5d12db4ecf9072c209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204b22c8df115370037248859bf0fa62db73a396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6105ea8ca6ebbc04beaf3bcbf7dbb5985f5d395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4380b3860d887a13555ff024a58dfc05b490dfd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf39f711ff27c64be8680a8938bcc5001982e81
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