DEBIAN-CVE-2025-71234
Record from OSV · Published February 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add The driver does not set hw->sta_data_size, which causes mac80211 to allocate insufficient space for driver private station data in __sta_info_alloc(). When rtl8xxxu_sta_add() accesses members of struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info through sta->drv_priv, this results in a slab-out-of-bounds write. KASAN report on RISC-V (VisionFive 2) with RTL8192EU adapter: BUG: KASAN: slab-out-of-bounds in rtl8xxxu_sta_add+0x31c/0x346 Write of size 8 at addr ffffffd6d3e9ae88 by task kworker/u16:0/12 Set hw->sta_data_size to sizeof(struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info) during probe, similar to how hw->vif_data_size is configured. This ensures mac80211 allocates sufficient space for the driver's per-station private data. Tested on StarFive VisionFive 2 v1.2A board.
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux | Debian:13 | 6.12.73-1 |
| linux | Debian:14 | 6.18.12-1 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 6.12.57-1~bpo12+1, 6.12.63-1, 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 |
Timeline
- Feb 18, 2026 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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