CVE-2026-46138

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt

HIGH
8.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2026 at 09:35 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt hci_le_create_big_complete_evt() iterates over BT_BOUND connections for a BIG handle using a while loop, accessing ev->bis_handle[i++] on each iteration. However, there is no check that i stays within ev->num_bis before the array access. When a controller sends a LE_Create_BIG_Complete event with fewer bis_handle entries than there are BT_BOUND connections for that BIG, or with num_bis=0, the loop reads beyond the valid bis_handle[] flex array into adjacent heap memory. Since the out-of-bounds values typically exceed HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX (0x0EFF), hci_conn_set_handle() rejects them and the connection remains in BT_BOUND state. The same connection is then found again by hci_conn_hash_lookup_big_state(), creating an infinite loop with hci_dev_lock held. Fix this by terminating the BIG if in case not all BIS could be setup properly.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.306.19 ≤ v < 7.0.76.4.16 ≤ v < 6.56.5.3 ≤ v < 6.6.1406.7 ≤ v < 6.12.882ccde10127447c1a5caad8469fede945bdb62fdf6.4.166.5.37.17.1 rc17.1 rc2a0bfde167b506423111ddb8cd71930497a40fc54b475c1109251e30ec21fb574d72a1c71a4ab0039
Vendor states this is fixed in 22559ad7654f61727fc270ee4893da9f4b70cf17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5ddb8014261137cadaf83ab5617a588d80a22586 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 665da0baaf0396f9ed3c86ccb3955dcd0b73e774 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6cb7f67bc28da787499291a562d49a084d9c90cd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 77981a507aa0fc001dc37f0dd6631dd2042fed17 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.88 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.30 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.140 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.0.7 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.1HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusUNDERGOING ANALYSIS
CWE
CWE-125

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