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
Published: 2026-05-08
Score: n/a
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sat, 09 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000


Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-125
CWE-20

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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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
Title staging: rtl8723bs: properly validate the data in rtw_get_ie_ex()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:23:36.159Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:56.006Z

Link: CVE-2026-43387

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No data.

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-08T15:16:50.060

Modified: 2026-05-12T14:10:27.343

Link: CVE-2026-43387

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Severity :

Publid Date: 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43387 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2026-05-08T18:45:13Z

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