SB20260815179 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel bluetooth driver
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815179
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74303)
CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a null pointer dereference in qca_dmp_hdr() in the hci_qca Bluetooth driver when handling a non-serdev device path. A local attacker can trigger the vulnerable code path to cause a denial of service.
The issue affects hci_uart attached through non-serdev paths.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b8cbcf08de0db62254d1981f83db0f94681ccd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/809230cc25dde1d6bb00de2a1eeb5f3199402fbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a209744230f9ce3d7a7e9a0839944f5cb5fa02a4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d54a5fb7d821b88c7c5569d450af59dafccaf414
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e284bb94ad4512ec0bcd9b91bda99e67c507f7f8