Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53255
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135495
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-2026-53255
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 user to disclose sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read in the tlv_data_is_valid() advertising data parser in net/bluetooth/mgmt.c when processing a crafted MGMT_OP_ADD_ADVERTISING request. A local user can send a specially crafted advertising data field to disclose sensitive information.
The issue is triggered when a malformed field length byte appears at the end of the supplied buffer.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53255
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/06fcbd79c3c360a50f9be9d370769bbd738d0976
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/13ad995071a06570668dd8daab3616c247c72080
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18fea1cb0c2599752e908c8217490f73ddd33e00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1a3c8ffbb469859b076445af44bdfa6a711d483e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3f3ed9e198ae23c15859ace2f9ca6cfdc35b57
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74c08e4db35a476c3462aeb65846f955be732626
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de23fb62259aa01d294f77238ae3b835eb674413
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f7093ac233c1e7f51d125534f46067772a113175