CVE•Published 2026-06-25•Modified 2026-07-06•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-53178Linux · Linux_kernel
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CVSS v3.1
8.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
12
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 88% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-06-25
Modified 2026-07-06
External references
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Known PoCs on GitHub
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