CVE-2026-90017
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited from the same network segment without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.1 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Received
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.1
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
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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