Bluetooth: btintel: fix buffer over-read in btintel_hw_error()
The "Exception info %s" print uses skb->data + 1, but the 12-byte
payload is not guaranteed to be NUL-terminated and can be read past
its end.
Bound the print with "%.*s" and skb->len - 1.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel: fix buffer over-read in btintel_hw_error() The "Exception info %s" print uses skb->data + 1, but the 12-byte payload is not guaranteed to be NUL-terminated and can be read past its end. Bound the print with "%.*s" and skb->len - 1. | |
| Title | Bluetooth: btintel: fix buffer over-read in btintel_hw_error() | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:47:10.364Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.367Z
Link: CVE-2026-98732
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:26.807
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:26.807
Link: CVE-2026-98732
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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