FKIE_CVE-2025-68255
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-12-16 15:15 - Updated: 2026-10-14 13:10
Severity
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
staging: rtl8723bs: fix stack buffer overflow in OnAssocReq IE parsing
The Supported Rates IE length from an incoming Association Request frame
was used directly as the memcpy() length when copying into a fixed-size
16-byte stack buffer (supportRate). A malicious station can advertise an
IE length larger than 16 bytes, causing a stack buffer overflow.
Clamp ie_len to the buffer size before copying the Supported Rates IE,
and correct the bounds check when merging Extended Supported Rates to
prevent a second potential overflow.
This prevents kernel stack corruption triggered by malformed association
requests.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"affectedData": [
{
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"lessThan": "49b7806851f93fd342838c93f4f765e0cc5029b0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "4445adedae770037078803d1ce41f9e88a1944b6",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "d129dc2a5d59b4d9cd2cc0b6eeb04df8461199f0",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "34620eb602aa432f090b2b784ee5c5070fb16cf9",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "61871c83259a511980ec2664964cecc69005398b",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "25411f5fcf5743131158f337c99c2bbf3f8477f5",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "e841d8ea722315b781c4fc5bf4f7670fbca88875",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
},
{
"lessThan": "6ef0e1c10455927867cac8f0ed6b49f328f8cf95",
"status": "affected",
"version": "554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b",
"versionType": "git"
}
]
},
{
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"product": "Linux",
"programFiles": [
"drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/core/rtw_mlme_ext.c"
],
"repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
"vendor": "Linux",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "4.12"
},
{
"lessThan": "4.12",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "0",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.10.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.10.248",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "5.15.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "5.15.198",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.1.160",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.6.120",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.12.62",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.17.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.17.12",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.18.1",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"lessThanOrEqual": "*",
"status": "unaffected",
"version": "6.19",
"versionType": "original_commit_for_fix"
}
]
}
],
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"
}
],
"cveTags": [],
"descriptions": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix stack buffer overflow in OnAssocReq IE parsing\n\nThe Supported Rates IE length from an incoming Association Request frame\nwas used directly as the memcpy() length when copying into a fixed-size\n16-byte stack buffer (supportRate). A malicious station can advertise an\nIE length larger than 16 bytes, causing a stack buffer overflow.\n\nClamp ie_len to the buffer size before copying the Supported Rates IE,\nand correct the bounds check when merging Extended Supported Rates to\nprevent a second potential overflow.\n\nThis prevents kernel stack corruption triggered by malformed association\nrequests."
},
{
"lang": "es",
"value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: corrige desbordamiento de b\u00fafer de pila en el an\u00e1lisis de IE de OnAssocReq\n\nLa longitud del IE de Supported Rates de una trama de solicitud de asociaci\u00f3n entrante se utilizaba directamente como la longitud de memcpy() al copiar en un b\u00fafer de pila de tama\u00f1o fijo de 16 bytes (supportRate). Una estaci\u00f3n maliciosa puede anunciar una longitud de IE mayor de 16 bytes, causando un desbordamiento de b\u00fafer de pila.\n\nLimitar ie_len al tama\u00f1o del b\u00fafer antes de copiar el IE de Supported Rates, y corregir la comprobaci\u00f3n de l\u00edmites al fusionar Extended Supported Rates para evitar un segundo desbordamiento potencial.\n\nEsto evita la corrupci\u00f3n de la pila del kernel provocada por solicitudes de asociaci\u00f3n malformadas."
}
],
"id": "CVE-2025-68255",
"lastModified": "2026-10-14T13:10:00.187",
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"cvssData": {
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK",
"availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
"baseScore": 8.8,
"baseSeverity": "HIGH",
"confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
"integrityImpact": "HIGH",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"scope": "UNCHANGED",
"userInteraction": "NONE",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"version": "3.1"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 5.9,
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"type": "Secondary"
}
]
},
"published": "2025-12-16T15:15:54.880",
"references": [
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/25411f5fcf5743131158f337c99c2bbf3f8477f5"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/34620eb602aa432f090b2b784ee5c5070fb16cf9"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4445adedae770037078803d1ce41f9e88a1944b6"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49b7806851f93fd342838c93f4f765e0cc5029b0"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/61871c83259a511980ec2664964cecc69005398b"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ef0e1c10455927867cac8f0ed6b49f328f8cf95"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d129dc2a5d59b4d9cd2cc0b6eeb04df8461199f0"
},
{
"source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e841d8ea722315b781c4fc5bf4f7670fbca88875"
}
],
"sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred"
}
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