7.1

CVE-2026-53179: linux Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2026-53179DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53179CGA-27c4-cx95-2jcw
Published 25-06-2026Last modified 04-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-53179 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in linux. EPSS estimates a 0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.13%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 12
MGASA-2026-0312USN-8726-1USN-8726-2USN-8726-3USN-8726-4USN-8727-1

Timeline

  1. 25-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix buffer over-read in rtw_update_protection rtw_update_protection() is called with a pointer offset into the ies buffer but the full ie_length is passed, causing a potential buffer over-read.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

2%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 0.17% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Ubuntu157 products
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-31.31
  • linux-allwinner-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-awsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 7.0.0-1012.12
  • linux-aws-5.0All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-5.11All versions (No fix recorded)
Chainguard13 products
  • linux-aws-6.12All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-aws-6.18< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-azure-6.12All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.18< 6.18.38-r0
  • linux-gcp-6.12All versions (No fix recorded)
Linux2 products
  • linux≥ d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7, < c35ce55b12bb8fcd365daeb516e9782048119b36 | ≥ d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7, < 735dabdf21561a24d8bcae456c9c32f7f961a029 | ≥ d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7, < 303f65af819f6d5aa302e82bce72b57a8575faea | ≥ d3fcee1b78a533c256077f1300dd236801397cf7, < 514ab98364595007d4557ecc85d7e5f012c504d3 | 5.15
  • linux_kernel≥ 5.15, < 6.18.36 | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.13 | 7.1:rc1 | 7.1:rc2 | 7.1:rc3 | 7.1:rc4 | 7.1:rc5 | 7.1:rc6 | 7.1:rc7
Debian1 product
  • linuxAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 6.12.95-1 | < 7.0.13-1

4 vendors · 173 products

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