Vulnerability · Published Dec 16, 2025 · Assigned by Linux
CVE-2025-68254staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing The Extended Supported Rates (ESR) IE handling in OnBeacon accessed *(p + 1 + ielen) and *(p + 2 + ielen) without verifying that these offsets lie within the received frame buffer. A malformed beacon with an ESR IE positioned at the end of the buffer could cause an out-of-bounds read, potentially triggering a kernel panic. Add a boundary check to ensure that the ESR IE body and the subsequent bytes are within the limits of the frame before attempting to access them. This prevents OOB reads caused by malformed beacon frames.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.162-1 | DSA-6127-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 6.1.162-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Debian:13 | linux | 6.12.63-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.17.12-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux | 5.15.0-173.183 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-110.110 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux | 6.8.0-110.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-19.19 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux | 6.17.0-19.19 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1103.110 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1052.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws | 6.8.0-1052.55 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-aws | 6.17.0-1009.9 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-aws | 6.17.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 | 6.8.0-1052.55~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1109.118 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1054.60 | USN-8258-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure | 6.8.0-1054.60 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure | 6.17.0-1010.10 | USN-8094-4 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure | 6.17.0-1010.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1 | USN-8094-4 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.17 | 6.17.0-1010.10~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 | USN-8440-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 | 6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1109.118.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 6.8.0-1058.65 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-azure-fde | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.8 | 6.8.0-1058.65~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1103.112 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1054.57 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 6.8.0-1054.57 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-gcp | 6.17.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-gcp | 6.17.0-1009.9 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3 | USN-8094-2 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 | 6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1 | USN-8179-4 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1099.105 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1050.56 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke | 6.8.0-1050.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1086.94 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1037.40 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 6.8.0-1037.40 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.17 | 6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1 | USN-8179-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1097.100 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1051.51 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm | 6.8.0-1051.51 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.51~22.04.1 | USN-8179-3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1098.104 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1095.100 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 5.15.0-173.183 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-110.110.1 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency | 6.8.0-110.110.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1 | USN-8179-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 6.8.0-110.110.1~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1098.99 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1051.54 | USN-8185-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia | 6.8.0-1051.54 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.17 | 6.17.0-1018.18 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1 | USN-8185-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 | 6.8.0-1051.54~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1051.54.1 | USN-8185-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency | 6.8.0-1051.54.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 5.15.0-1055.55 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1022.22 | USN-8265-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra | 6.8.0-1022.22 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra-igx | 5.15.0-1044.44 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1017.17 | USN-8152-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.17 | 6.17.0-1017.17 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1100.106 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1049.50 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle | 6.8.0-1049.50 | USN-8203-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-oracle | 6.17.0-1009.9 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-oracle | 6.17.0-1009.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1 | USN-8094-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.17 | 6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1 | USN-8203-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 | 6.8.0-1049.50~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1097.100 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1052.56 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi | 6.8.0-1052.56 | USN-8179-3 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-raspi | 6.17.0-1010.10 | USN-8094-5 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-raspi | 6.17.0-1010.10 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1008.9 | USN-8094-2 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-realtime | 6.17.0-1008.9 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | linux-riscv | 6.17.0-19.19.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.14 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.17 | 6.17.0-19.19.1~24.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 | 6.8.0-110.110~22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx | 6.8.0-1028.29 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-xilinx-zynqmp | 5.15.0-1067.71 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68254 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before c03cb111628924827351e19baa5b073e9b0d723d554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before bb5940193d813449540d8d3a82abc045be41f48a554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before c173ce97d3f0f0c0fefa39139d6d04ba60b5db22554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before d1ab7f9cee22e7b8a528da9ac953e4193b96cda5554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before 38292407c2bb5b2b3131aaace4ecc7a829b40b76554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before bf323db1d883c209880bd92f3b12503e3531c3fc554c0a3abf216c991c5ebddcdb2c08689ecd290b – before 502ddcc405b69fa92e0add6c1714d654504f6fd7 |
| Linux | Linux | 4.12 |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c03cb111628924827351e19baa5b073e9b0d723d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb5940193d813449540d8d3a82abc045be41f48a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c173ce97d3f0f0c0fefa39139d6d04ba60b5db22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ab7f9cee22e7b8a528da9ac953e4193b96cda5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38292407c2bb5b2b3131aaace4ecc7a829b40b76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf323db1d883c209880bd92f3b12503e3531c3fc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/502ddcc405b69fa92e0add6c1714d654504f6fd7