CVE-2026-64446Patch(linux / linux_kernel)

LOWCVSS 7.8 · 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 heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() supplicant_ie is a 256-byte array in struct security_priv. The WPA and WPA2 IE copy paths use: memcpy(padapter->securitypriv.supplicant_ie, &pwpa[0], wpa_ielen + 2); where wpa_ielen is the raw IE length field (u8, 0-255). When a local user supplies a connect request via nl80211 with a crafted WPA IE of length 255, wpa_ielen + 2 equals 257, overflowing the 256-byte buffer by one byte into the adjacent last_mic_err_time field. rtw_parse_wpa_ie() does not prevent this: its length consistency check compares *(wpa_ie+1) against (u8)(wpa_ie_len-2), which is (u8)(255) == 255 when wpa_ie_len = 257, so the check passes silently. Add explicit bounds checks for both the WPA and WPA2 paths before the memcpy, rejecting any IE whose total size (wpa_ielen + 2) exceeds the supplicant_ie buffer.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-787

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
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Referenced assets2 URLs
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Full discourse2 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Patch

    CVE-2026-64446 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() supplicant_ie is a 256… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64446

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-64446 is a heap buffer overflow in the Linux rtl8723bs driver that has been fixed by a staging commit; no PoC, exploit tool, or active exploitation is reported.

    00010965
    57.9K followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Patch

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-64446 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix heap buffer overflow in rtw_cfg80211_set_wpa_ie() supplicant_ie is a 256… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64446 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-64446 En … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-64446 reports a fixed heap buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's rtl8723bs driver, with the text highlighting the patch but providing no PoC, exploit, or active exploitation details.

    0000030
    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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