What is CVE-2026-53179?

CVE-2026-53179 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability. CVE-2026-53179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-53179?

CVE-2026-53179 has a CVSS score of pending NVD analysis out of 10, rated awaiting scoring severity.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-53179?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2026-53179. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2026-53179 actively exploited?

CVE-2026-53179 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2026-53179

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the ies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential buffer over-read.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2026-06-25

Last modified 2026-06-25

Patch available

Awaiting data

References

3 total

Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3
Kernel Git
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029