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CVE-2026-53178

Last refreshed2026-10-23

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-53178

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-53178
CVSS Score / Version
8.1 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-10-21
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS Prose
attack vector is adjacent; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is unchanged; confidentiality impact is high; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Affected products
Linux Kernel
Classified as
CWE-191 (Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound))

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
LinuxLinux Kernel
SubsystemsOT Supporting Infrastructure
SectorsAll Sectors

What to Know

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction

Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting

fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.

What to Do

Monitor Linux's web page for any future patch releases.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53178
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53178

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