Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-64536
Published: July 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU139843
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64536
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in is_ap_in_tkip() in drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_wlan_util.c when parsing information elements from network data. A remote attacker can provide a truncated or crafted information element buffer to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-64536
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204b22c8df115370037248859bf0fa62db73a396
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3bf39f711ff27c64be8680a8938bcc5001982e81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4380b3860d887a13555ff024a58dfc05b490dfd6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f26cc55affd9d7f88ae2f5d12db4ecf9072c209
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6105ea8ca6ebbc04beaf3bcbf7dbb5985f5d395
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2055332297e24c63fffda943ef7a5eefc0a6019
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea3809f7e20bdff282b8cc1e94937d5fb9fb32c7