{
  "affected": [
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      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Linux",
        "name": "Kernel"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "5.15.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "7.0.13"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53178.json"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction\n\nAdd guards to ensure ie_length is large enough before subtracting\nfixed IE offsets to prevent unsigned integer underflow.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-53178",
  "modified": "2026-07-08T05:37:48.832226313Z",
  "published": "2026-06-25T08:38:54.018Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/542d65a6dbd9733baab96313c9fe76a76e93f484"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/88e994c57a79f62d5338231d8d37ee8dd98baffe"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/53xxx/CVE-2026-53178.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53178"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.7.5",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "staging: rtl8723bs: rtw_mlme: add bounds checks before ie_length subtraction"
}