PT-2026-39047 · Linux+2 · Linux Kernel+2

CVE-2026-43386

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Published

2026-05-08

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Updated

2026-08-23

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description An out-of-bounds read exists in the rtw restruct wmm ie() function within the rtl8723bs staging driver. The issue occurs because the code accesses the in ie[i + 5] array element before verifying if the index is within the bounds of in len.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Out of bounds Read

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-43386
OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22742-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22769-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22812-1
SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1
USN-8567-1
USN-8574-1
USN-8574-2
USN-8574-3
USN-8575-1
USN-8575-2
USN-8575-3
USN-8576-1
USN-8576-2
USN-8595-1
USN-8595-2
USN-8595-3
USN-8596-1
USN-8597-1
USN-8606-1
USN-8607-1
USN-8608-1
USN-8609-1
USN-8610-1
USN-8619-1
USN-8620-1
USN-8620-2
USN-8620-3
USN-8620-4
USN-8665-1
USN-8668-1

Affected Products

Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Ubuntu