CVE-2026-43387
Medium
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
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedMay 8, 2026
First seenMay 8, 2026
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.12 ≤ v < 5.10.253, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.203, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.167, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.130, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.78, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.19, 6.19 ≤ v < 6.19.9, 7.0 | 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9 |
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