- Realtek RTL8723BS WiFi Linux driver has been hardened against malicious WiFi access points.
- Fixes address out-of-bounds memory access conditions when connecting to 'bad' WiFi hosts due to improper validation of over-the-air frames.
- Patches will be merged for Linux 7.2-rc3 and back-ported to stable kernel versions, fixing security issues present since 2017.
- The driver has seen ongoing cleaning efforts since its staging admission, known for its code complexity.
- The RTL8723BS is an 802.11 b/g/n SDIO WiFi chipset with Bluetooth 4.0 support, used in many devices.