Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential out-of-bounds read in rtw_restruct_wmm_ie The current code checks 'i + 5 < in_len' at the end of the if statement. However, it accesses 'in_ie[i + 5]' before that check, which can lead to an out-of-bounds read. Move the length check to the beginning of the conditional to ensure the index is within bounds before accessing the array.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/12cc6e8f8d4245b7b5a408c6fc8ab1d098d67020 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/209644e25757c499e1c1f08c071ea0386d4448b6 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd2d9cf563c54e09d5f7eacf95c5b8f538b513b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ff2243d5e05a5239e39d4ba61d96b0ea3bf7259 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/768f25613a9fe6766d15a4a72979657adfc1c6d8 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75281626fc8fa6dc6c9cc314ee423e8bc45203b Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d97fc1b29513010b60fde874c7f0ba816744e18c Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14a1148f02e8cf1ca380d57e4b95ca36c97f45d Patch
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.1
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 2 · as of 13 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-125
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