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[NVD] CVE-2026-53178 (HIGH 8.1) — 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.

lownvdPublished 2026-06-25

CVE-2026-53178 CVSS: 8.1 HIGH Published: 2026-06-25T09:16:35.193

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.

Indicators of compromise

Original source: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53178