Stack-based buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-53209
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135576
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-53209
CWE-ID: CWE-121
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 cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a stack-based buffer overflow in hci_adv_bcast_annoucement() when rebuilding Bluetooth advertising data with a prepended Broadcast Announcement. A local user can trigger handling of an oversized advertising payload to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs when an existing advertising instance already contains the maximum extended advertising payload.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-53209
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02f50e8bb69f9b22516163a09922f5537d3b12d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10b0e832cc05d7aef4b92bed912cbd4a395d0862
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1338ee049a8910ba6c9cee963920e978e6893c7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c65b96b549ea2dcfde497436bf9e048deb87758
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cdd8bbdbee763fdf5bf343e6f7d4e79347739f62
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dafc9f57140e66a10945127aa7433c3d715dc253