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Linux CVE-2026-64443

| EUVDEUVD-2026-48787 HIGH
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-07-25 Linux GHSA-cffr-qfxf-qjr4
8.1
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Linux
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Severity by source

Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
8.1 HIGH
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
SUSE
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from Vendor (Linux).

CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 27, 2026 - 05:55 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 27, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
8.1 (HIGH)
Patch available
Jul 25, 2026 - 11:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:51 cve.org
HIGH 8.1
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:51 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in update_beacon_info() IE loop

The IE parsing loop in update_beacon_info() advances by (pIE->length + 2) each iteration but only guards on i < len. When a malicious AP sends a Beacon whose last IE has only one byte remaining in the frame (the element_id byte lands at len-1), the loop reads pIE->length from 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 len, 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 len.

Also replace i += (pIE->length + 2) with i += sizeof(*pIE) + pIE->length for consistency with the sizeof(*pIE) guards added above.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's staging rtl8723bs Wi-Fi driver can be triggered by a malicious Access Point sending a crafted Beacon frame, allowing an adjacent attacker to read sensitive kernel memory and potentially crash the system. Affected kernels from version 4.12 onwards that include the rtl8723bs driver; vendor patches are available.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Not-Affected

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CVE-2026-64443 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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