CVE-2025-68256Linux vulnerability

24 documents8 sources
Severity
7.2HIGHOSV
No vector
EPSS
0.1%
top 79.04%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedDec 16
Latest updateApr 17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in rtw_get_ie() parser The Information Element (IE) parser rtw_get_ie() trusted the length byte of each IE without validating that the IE body (len bytes after the 2-byte header) fits inside the remaining frame buffer. A malformed frame can advertise an IE length larger than the available data, causing the parser to increment its pointer beyond the buffer end. This results in out-of-b

Affected Packages15 packages

🔴Vulnerability Details

9
OSV
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OSV
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OSV
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📋Vendor Advisories

13
Ubuntu
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-68256 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2025-68256 — Linux vulnerability | cvebase