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CVE-2026-53255 HIGH

Published: 2026-06-25 | Last Modified: 2026-07-08 | Status: Analyzed

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate advertising TLV before type checks tlv_data_is_valid() reads each advertising data field length from data[i], then inspects data[i + 1] for managed EIR types before checking that the current field still fits inside the supplied buffer. A malformed field whose length byte is the last byte of the buffer can therefore make the parser read one byte past the advertising data. KASAN reported the following when a malformed MGMT_OP_ADD_ADVERTISING request reached that path: BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in tlv_data_is_valid() Read of size 1 Call trace: tlv_data_is_valid() add_advertising() hci_mgmt_cmd() hci_sock_sendmsg() Move the existing element-length check before any type-octet inspection so each non-empty element is proven to contain its type byte before the parser looks at data[i + 1].

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactHIGH
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 5.2

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3841234c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384123380> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd39c4dd800> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd289fb8e00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384122f40> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384122e00> Operating System
linux linux_kernel * <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b85c080> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd289fb98c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384120540> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd384120040> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd3106f03c0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36a13bbc0> Operating System
linux linux_kernel 7.1 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd2d8259dc0> Operating System

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
Yes cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*

References