---
id: CVE-2026-53179
title: |-
  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…
summary: |-
  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…
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: 0.00125
epssPercentile: 0.01883
ingestedAt: '2026-07-04T12:56:09.643Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.