CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64444

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the rtl8723bs driver in the Linux kernel, an OOB read occurs in the IE loop in OnAssocRsp() when a malicious AP sends an AssocResponse with a truncated last IE, causing pIE->length to be read out of bounds. Also, declared IE length may extend beyond the buffer.

Risk Assessment

Out-of-bounds read can lead to information disclosure or system crashes, and a remote attacker can exploit this by sending crafted frames.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds two guards: check that at least sizeof(*pIE) bytes remain and that declared IE data does not exceed the buffer.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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