CVE-2026-53178: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 8.1. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: from 5.15, before 7.0.13 (fixed in 7.0.13); version 7.1 only

Published 2026-06-25. Last modified 2026-09-14.