Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-46123
Published: May 29, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU133077
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-46123
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in virtbt_rx_work() and virtbt_rx_handle() when processing device-reported receive lengths from the virtio Bluetooth backend. A local attacker can provide a crafted length value to cause the kernel to read uninitialized memory and disclose sensitive information.
The issue can be triggered when the backend reports a receive length larger than the 1000-byte buffer exposed to the device, or when it reports an empty completion with a zero length.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-46123
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd244b6de5d2fe1063c23acc93fbdd2b20d112
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1730099a6fc18b183bd6c1adad3b54adcaeda9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b40cdd1b1370d76e9e760af4490cb4a351cceead
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6b4296f170d949ebba937cf6a3f247ec9550d2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed41c81d30b211a671667259c3b5feeba0e062d5