SB20261022179 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel bluetooth driver



SB20261022179 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel bluetooth driver

Published: October 22, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB20261022179
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Physical access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98601)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to system to cause a denial of service by potentially crashing the kernel.

The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in btintel_pcie_msix_rx_handle() when processing device-supplied RX completion descriptors in DMA-coherent memory. An attacker with physical access to system can supply an out-of-range frbd_tag through a controlled PCIe device to cause an invalid data-buffer pointer dereference and potentially crash the kernel.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.