What is CVE-2026-53178?

CVE-2026-53178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-06-25.

How severe is CVE-2026-53178?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Integer overflow in Linux

CVE-2026-53178

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to preven…

EPSS: 0.002 (10.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux — versions d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7, 5.15, 0
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 7.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-191 — Integer Underflow

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-53178?: CVE-2026-53178 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Integer Underflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-06-25.
How severe is CVE-2026-53178?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.