Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB read in rtw_action_frame_parse()
rtw_action_frame_parse() takes a frame_len parameter but never actually checks it before indexing into the frame body:
const u8 *frame_body = frame + sizeof(struct ieee80211_hdr_3addr); ... c = frame_body[0]; ... a = frame_body[1];
frame_body already points 24 bytes (sizeof(struct ieee80211_hdr_3addr)) into frame, so reading frame_body[0] and frame_body[1] requires frame_len >= 26. A management action frame shorter than that (e.g. exactly 24 bytes, the minimum a malicious peer can send) causes a 1-2 byte out-of-bounds read.
This is reachable from rtw_cfg80211_monitor_if_xmit_entry() and cfg80211_rtw_mgmt_tx() in ioctl_cfg80211.c, both of which pass attacker/user-influenced frame buffers and lengths straight through.
Add the missing length check before frame_body is dereferenced.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:HAffected software
Source: the vendor's advisory (CNA). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < 15081ff835b29e456da29303b32efc436df04695; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < 310aaa8058d19cc431aedac0f5bb814e84479393; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < 1410bce22351ba15d8e58287cbf09d55d7f21fc9; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < 0b7f64c7bb9664777168768c6b44affb07dcbf24; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < 136f9a3ab87ded8aaf081425cfb2059659dd9023; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < b041e3f35e0d262d42a711094ab594634d72744a; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < a54fd1a44862d263df9f8bc17fca3620be31addb; >= 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b, < ff917923f4fb9c83717ba135ee47d7e4c1567bb7 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b7f64c7bb9664777168768c6b44affb07dcbf24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/136f9a3ab87ded8aaf081425cfb2059659dd9023
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1410bce22351ba15d8e58287cbf09d55d7f21fc9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15081ff835b29e456da29303b32efc436df04695
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/310aaa8058d19cc431aedac0f5bb814e84479393
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54fd1a44862d263df9f8bc17fca3620be31addb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b041e3f35e0d262d42a711094ab594634d72744a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ff917923f4fb9c83717ba135ee47d7e4c1567bb7
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 16, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Received