CVE-2026-64126 — Bluetooth: MGMT: validate Add Extended Advertising Data length
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: validate Add Extended Advertising Data length MGMT_OP_ADD_EXT_ADV_DATA is registered as a variable-length command, with MGMT_ADD_EXT_ADV_DATA_SIZE as the fixed header size. The handler then uses cp->adv_data_len and cp->scan_rsp_len to validate and copy cp->data, but it never checks that those bytes are part of the mgmt command payload. A short command can therefore make add_ext_adv_data() pass an out-of-bounds pointer into tlv_data_is_valid(). If the bytes beyond the command buffer are addressable, they can also be copied into the advertising instance as scan response data, where the caller can read them back via MGMT_OP_GET_ADV_INSTANCE. The trigger requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in the initial user namespace; KASAN reports an 8-byte slab-out-of-bounds read. Reject commands whose length does not match the fixed header plus both advertising data lengths before parsing cp->data.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | version 5.11≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < d3f7d17960ed50df3a6709c5158caff989c8c905≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < 0bc1a5a69f541859293d79db72bd7854ac48df51≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < f1febe93ef075314615f970a87681d9ab86691d1≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < a6c75a3fad226ccbd8ef9110dee87c92c299f2ab≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < a143ce77a5292f2c9285137433d879ce71d190a7≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < 14b01b9cba04e6ce82825f68fc4c4322fa4ffa43≥ 12410572833a283ce92fcf9679ca8a2f372097ee and < 0d5104390b445e7bd664ad583837e4c04d892c9d | Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
version 7.1-rc4≥ 5.11 and < 5.15.210version 7.1-rc3version 7.1-rc2version 7.1-rc1≥ 6.19 and < 7.0.11≥ 6.13 and < 6.18.34≥ 6.7 and < 6.12.92 and 2 more≥ 6.2 and < 6.6.142≥ 5.16 and < 6.1.175 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 1.8 | 5.5 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 7.3 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Local/physical vector: focus on endpoint telemetry (EDR) from affected hosts.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 7.3
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
7 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0bc1a5a69f541859293d79db72bd7854ac48df51
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0d5104390b445e7bd664ad583837e4c04d892c9d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1febe93ef075314615f970a87681d9ab86691d1
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6c75a3fad226ccbd8ef9110dee87c92c299f2ab
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a143ce77a5292f2c9285137433d879ce71d190a7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3f7d17960ed50df3a6709c5158caff989c8c905
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/14b01b9cba04e6ce82825f68fc4c4322fa4ffa43
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-64126 is "Bluetooth: MGMT: validate Add Extended Advertising Data length", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 7.3 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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