# CVE-2026-53178

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-53178
- **Severity:** HIGH
- **CVSS Score:** 8.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
- **CWE:** N/A
- **Published:** Jun 25, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 14, 2026

## Description

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 (d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7)
- Linux — Linux (5.15)
- Linux — Linux (0)
- Linux — Linux (7.0.13)
- Linux — Linux (7.1)
- Linux — Linux (6.18.52)

## References

- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484)
- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe)
- [CNA](https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/637e0ea73f690028796ee2fc72a2ac4ec32968c6)

## Exploitation Prediction (EPSS)

- **EPSS Score:** 0.34%
- **EPSS Percentile:** 27.7

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-18._