CVE-2026-43386

staging: rtl8723bs: fix potential out-of-bounds read in rtw_restruct_wmm_ie

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 8, 2026 at 02:21 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:49 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.12 ≤ v < 5.10.2534.12 ≤ v < 5.15.2034.12 ≤ v < 6.1.1674.12 ≤ v < 6.12.784.12 ≤ v < 6.18.194.12 ≤ v < 6.19.94.12 ≤ v < 6.6.1304.12 ≤ v < 7.05.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2035.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1676.13 ≤ v < 6.18.196.19 ≤ v < 6.19.96.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1306.7 ≤ v < 6.12.784.12554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b7.0 rc17.0 rc27.0 rc3
Vendor states this is fixed in 12cc6e8f8d4245b7b5a408c6fc8ab1d098d67020 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 209644e25757c499e1c1f08c071ea0386d4448b6 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4dd2d9cf563c54e09d5f7eacf95c5b8f538b513b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6ff2243d5e05a5239e39d4ba61d96b0ea3bf7259 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 768f25613a9fe6766d15a4a72979657adfc1c6d8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a75281626fc8fa6dc6c9cc314ee423e8bc45203b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d97fc1b29513010b60fde874c7f0ba816744e18c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e14a1148f02e8cf1ca380d57e4b95ca36c97f45d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.12 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.253 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.203 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.167 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.78 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.19 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.19.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.130 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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