CVE-2026-64445Patch(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 8.8 · HIGH

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Patch linux linux_kernel systems immediately

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix WEP length underflow and OOB read in OnAuth() OnAuth() has two bugs in the shared-key authentication path. When the Privacy bit is set, rtw_wep_decrypt() is called without verifying that the frame is long enough to contain a valid WEP IV and ICV. Inside rtw_wep_decrypt(), length is computed as: length = len - WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN - iv_len and then passed as (length - 4) to crc32_le(). If len is less than WLAN_HDR_A3_LEN + iv_len + icv_len (32 bytes), length - 4 is negative and, after the implicit cast to size_t, causes crc32_le() to read far beyond the frame buffer. Add a minimum length check before accessing the IV field and calling the decryption path. When processing a seq=3 response, rtw_get_ie() stores the Challenge Text IE length in ie_len, but the subsequent memcmp() always reads 128 bytes regardless of ie_len. IEEE 802.11 mandates a challenge text of exactly 128 bytes; reject any IE whose length field differs, matching the check already applied to OnAuthClient().

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-125

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

AVAILABLE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • linux_kernel

Threat summary

  • Patch or workaround signal is available
  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Patch or workaround mentioned in 2 signals
  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
linux_kernel

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-07-27: 2Patch / Workaround · 2026-07-27: 2Technical Details · 2026-07-27: 207-27
Signal classification1 categories
Patch
2100.0%
Referenced assets2 URLs
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Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-64445 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix WEP length underflow and OOB read in OnAuth() OnAuth() has two bugs in t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64445

    Post summary

    CVE‑2026‑64445, a WEP length underflow and out‑of‑bounds read issue in the rtl8723bs driver, has been fixed in the Linux kernel; no PoC, exploit code, or active exploitation evidence is mentioned.

    00010841
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  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Patch

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-64445 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix WEP length underflow and OOB read in OnAuth() OnAuth() has two bugs in t… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64445 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-64445 En … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The tweet announces that CVE‑2026‑64445, a WEP length underflow and out‑of‑bounds read bug in Linux kernel rtl8723bs, has been fixed.

    0000031
    95 followersView on X
CPE platform detail3 entries

3 of 3 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
OSlinuxlinux_kernel---
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.2--
OSlinuxlinux_kernel7.2--

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