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.
History

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000


Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low


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Weaknesses CWE-125

Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000

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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
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-10-18T15:47:10.364Z

Updated: 2026-10-30T12:39:08.820Z

Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.367Z

Link: CVE-2026-98732

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:26.807

Modified: 2026-10-30T13:21:21.950

Link: CVE-2026-98732

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2026-10-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-98732 - Bugzilla