CVE-2026-64444 json
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop
published 2026-07-25 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-30 10 d ago also EUVD-2026-48788
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop
The IE parsing loop in OnAssocRsp() advances by (pIE->length + 2) each iteration but only guards on i < pkt_len. When a malicious AP sends an AssocResponse whose last IE has only one byte remaining in the frame (the element_id byte lands at pkt_len-1), the loop reads pIE->length from pframe[pkt_len], which is one byte past the allocated receive buffer.
Additionally, even when the header bytes are in bounds, pIE->length itself can extend the data window beyond pkt_len, silently passing a truncated IE to the handler functions.
Add two guards at the top of the loop body: 1. Break if fewer than sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain (can't read header). 2. Break if the IE's declared data extends past pkt_len.
Patch / fix
- Linux Linux 5.10.273, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
- linux Debian 12 6.1.180-1
- linux Debian 13 6.12.96-1
- linux Debian 14 7.1.4-1
- linux-6.12 Debian 12 6.12.100-1~deb12u1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64444
- linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-198.208
- linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-147.147
- linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-31.31
- linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1117.124
- linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1067.70
- linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1012.12
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1118.128
- linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1071.79
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64444
Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0
- kernel-64kb SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-syms SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-azure SLE Module for Public Cloud 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-source SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-default SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Legacy 15 SP7, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 +2 more 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-zfcpdump SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-obs-build SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1
- kernel-default-base SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1SUSE-SU-2026:23887-1SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1SUSE-SU-2026:23897-1SUSE-SU-2026:23881-1SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1
- kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
- kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1openSUSE-SU-2026:11476-1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ae0577d3be9f1e2707cce4749da250054e25e3f commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfb commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/04f612dc03427e0b1ac80a2611b5ac0ba93ac446 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e7741c8315e4160aead00a60cdd6f81ab880717 commit
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23 commit
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2026-64444 updated
kernel: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in OnAssocRsp() IE loop
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 rv, perf, rtla, kernel, bpftool, libperf, +83 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 kernelnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 24 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- Linux Linux
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
- Technology feeds
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/3ae0577d3be9f1e2707cce4749da250054e25e3f
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/889ca6000ac7fa73457b041848fcb08e0d51b809
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/1a52a05471494546f955a58e8c170c0c796c52d5
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/0406d746574e875d8778552eb674fcfbf5330bfb
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/0970dd47726a57e52013594e9fbf667586eb3673
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/04f612dc03427e0b1ac80a2611b5ac0ba93ac446
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/7e7741c8315e4160aead00a60cdd6f81ab880717
patch
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git.kernel.org
/stable/c/f9654207e92283e0acac5d64fe5f8835383b5a23
patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-64444
- NVD CVE-2026-64444
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