CVE-2026-64440

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix OOB write in HT_caps_handler() HT_caps_handler() iterates pIE->length bytes and writes into HT_caps.u.HT_cap[], which is a fixed 26-byte array (sizeof struct HT_caps_element). Because pIE->length is a raw u8 from an over-the-air 802.11 AssocResponse frame and is never validated, a malicious AP can set it up to 255, causing up to 229 bytes of out-of-bounds writes into adjacent fields of struct mlme_ext_info. Truncate the iteration count to the size of HT_caps.u.HT_cap using umin() so that data from a longer-than-expected IE is silently ignored rather than written out of bounds, preserving interoperability with APs that pad the element. An early return on oversized IEs was considered but rejected: it would bypass the pmlmeinfo->HT_caps_enable = 1 assignment that precedes the loop, silently disabling HT mode for APs that append extra bytes to the HT Capabilities IE.

Gravité et risque d'exploitation

CVE-2026-64440 obtient un score CVSS de 8.1/10, soit une gravité élevée. Selon le modèle EPSS, la probabilité qu'elle soit exploitée dans les 30 prochains jours est de 0.27 %, ce qui la place devant 17.4 % des CVE référencées.

Que faire ?

• Vérifiez si Linux (versions <=6.1.*, <=6.12.*, 6.18.39, <918537a0fbed85aab61fa28ad75e6279070610c9, 0, <37f642d47c3648a707df3ceb092eee1adffbfd28, <=7.1.*, 7.1.4, <6f91621fc45025ad3c0be796b70e6e4cee22fc69, 6.1.178, <=6.6.*, <225b6d3fc7e99ac3d20b6c861d1e47d24e7ea31d, 4.12, <f8001e1a516ba3b495728c65b61f799cbfad6bd0, <=6.18.*, <8c872b47c7fc32e95e0da1db7512388794adcd69, 5.15.212, 6.6.145, <=*, <bb3b942da4123b55d1cacf19d1a7d5ba15dbf83a, <=5.15.*, <4.12, 6.12.96, 7.2, 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b) est présent sur votre parc.
• Appliquez le correctif ou la version corrigée indiqués dans les références de l'éditeur.
• À défaut de correctif, limitez l'exposition (filtrage réseau, désactivation du composant).
• Automatisez la détection : les agents CVE Heimdall (gratuits, open source) corrèlent l'inventaire de vos serveurs avec la base CVE.

Références

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37f642d47c3648a707df3ceb092eee1adffbfd28
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c872b47c7fc32e95e0da1db7512388794adcd69
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb3b942da4123b55d1cacf19d1a7d5ba15dbf83a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918537a0fbed85aab61fa28ad75e6279070610c9
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f91621fc45025ad3c0be796b70e6e4cee22fc69
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/225b6d3fc7e99ac3d20b6c861d1e47d24e7ea31d
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8001e1a516ba3b495728c65b61f799cbfad6bd0