CVE-2026-43387

staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex()

MEDIUM

5.5

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

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex() Just like in commit 154828bf9559 ("staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser"), we don't trust the data in the frame so we should check the length better before acting on it

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

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 rc1 7.0 rc2 7.0 rc3

Vendor states this is fixed in 35969c3a208a07cb8642301df5869c34e2db7071 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 6d62fa548387e159a21ea95132c09bfc96d336ed (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 740bca8bbdb707c0e4bb11e3316deb2f04fc7ce1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 8097a48c606a9306281ea7bd73bf2afc97553733 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 821f7d759fb2de33c5e5b0c4981181c4d0c3e9b1 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 9a4cd4c37593cc8b8d28f9a6732b490a8032006a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in ac38856092b4c994f94343251b30520bdeb7f475 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in f0109b9d3e1e455429279d602f6276e34689750a (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)