CVE-2025-68254

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2025-12-16. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

December 16, 2025

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d1ab7f9cee22e7b8a528da9ac953e4193b96cda5
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c173ce97d3f0f0c0fefa39139d6d04ba60b5db22
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c03cb111628924827351e19baa5b073e9b0d723d
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf323db1d883c209880bd92f3b12503e3531c3fc
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb5940193d813449540d8d3a82abc045be41f48a
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/502ddcc405b69fa92e0add6c1714d654504f6fd7
generic

staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds read in OnBeacon ESR IE parsing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38292407c2bb5b2b3131aaace4ecc7a829b40b76

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-68254(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(31)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.17.0-1009.9~24.04.3) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gke-5.15 (5.15.0.1099.98) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1102.106) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-intel-iot-realtime-5.15 (5.15.0.1094.98) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-igx-rt-5.15 (5.15.0.1044.46) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-1008.9~24.04.1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-6.17 (6.17.0-1010.10) @ questing2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.17 (6.17.0-1010.10) @ questing2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-nolpae (5.15.0.1097.95) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oem-6.17 (6.17.0-1017.17) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1109.94) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-22.04 (5.15.0.1109.107) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-6.8 (6.8.0-110.110) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-realtime-6.8.1 (6.8.1-1047.48) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1054.57+fips1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1051.54) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-6.8 (6.8.0-1052.56) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-oracle-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1049.50) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-raspi-realtime-6.8 (6.8.0-2042.43) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-lowlatency-64k-6.8 (6.8.0-1051.54.1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-edge (6.8.0-1054.57~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (5.15.0.1110.119~20.04.1) @ focal2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-lts-24.04 (6.8.0-1054.60) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-fips-6.8 (6.8.0-1054.60+fips1) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp (6.8.0.1029.30) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-nvidia-tegra-rt-6.8 (6.8.0-1022.22) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-azure-edge (6.8.0-1059.65~22.04.1) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-virtual-hwe-24.04-edge (6.17.0-19.19~24.04.2) @ noble2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-xilinx-zynqmp-tools-5.15.0-1067 (5.15.0-1067.71) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
ubuntulinux-tools-gcp-fips-5.15 (5.15.0.1103.93) @ jammy2026-07-30ubuntu
linuxKernel @ 5.15.198—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 7.2~rc5-1~exp1 (496 versions)——
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.159-1~deb11u1 (14 versions)6.1.162-1~deb11u1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (46 versions)6.1.162-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.63-1~bpo12+1 (8 versions)6.12.63-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.17.9-1 (83 versions)6.17.12-1—

All Vendor Advisories

(25)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 25× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 195 total refreshes for this CVE.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-68254?
CVE-2025-68254 is a high vulnerability published on December 16, 2025. 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…
When was CVE-2025-68254 disclosed?
CVE-2025-68254 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 16, 2025, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-68254 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-68254 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 79.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-68254?
CVE-2025-68254 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-68254?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-68254, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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