{"id":"CVE-2026-53179","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is…","severity":"none","published":"2026-06-25","updated":"2026-07-04","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53179","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00166,"epssPercentile":0.06252,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-04T12:56:09.643Z","slug":"CVE-2026-53179","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection\n\nrtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the\nies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential\nbuffer over-read.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}