CVE-2026-53178

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-25. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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 prevent unsigned integer underflow.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
28%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 25, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jun 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53178(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-7.0 (7.0.0-1013.13) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1) @ noble2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-hwe-24.04-edge (7.0.0-1018.18~24.04.1) @ noble2026-09-18ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-26.04-edge (7.0.0-31.31) @ resolute2026-09-18ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(3 across 3 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (350 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.2~rc7-1~exp1 (174 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (145 versions)7.0.13-1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(4)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 55× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 234 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 07:35 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-18 07:35 UTCVendor advisory
  4. 2026-09-18 07:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  8. 2026-09-14 12:34 UTCVendor advisory
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  16. 2026-09-13 09:43 UTCVendor advisory
  17. 2026-09-13 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-09-12 15:58 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-09-12 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-30 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-22 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-08-21 19:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-21 07:31 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-21 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-20 19:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-08-19 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  40. 2026-08-17 09:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-08-16 21:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
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  45. 2026-08-16 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  47. 2026-08-15 20:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-15 08:35 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-15 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-08-14 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-13 18:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-08-12 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53178?
CVE-2026-53178 is a high vulnerability published on June 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: rtwmlme: add bounds checks before ielength subtraction Add guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting fixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.
When was CVE-2026-53178 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53178 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 25, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53178 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53178 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 72.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53178?
CVE-2026-53178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53178?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53178, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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