Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-98110
Published: September 28, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU152330
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 0 [CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-98110
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to cause an out-of-bounds read.
The vulnerability exists due to treating a length-bounded value as a NUL-terminated string in btintel firmware ID TLV parsing when processing a received firmware ID TLV without a NUL terminator. An attacker with physical access can provide a firmware ID TLV lacking a NUL terminator to cause an out-of-bounds read.
Affected software
Linux kernel
How to mitigate CVE-2026-98110
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3