CVE-2026-68479
Published: August 18, 2026Last modified: August 18, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btrtl: validate firmware patch bounds rtlbt_parse_firmware() copies patch_length - 4 bytes before appending the firmware version. A malformed firmware patch shorter than the version field can make this subtraction underflow and turn the copy into an oversized read and write during Bluetooth setup. The existing patch_offset + patch_length check can also wrap on 32-bit architectures. Validate the patch length and range without arithmetic overflow before allocating or copying the patch.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.1.182-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.103-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.18.43-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/39e01b4addfbbe177567d6ed1dfb81f9cccb19e6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/609c5b04a28dc1b0f3af6a7bc93055135b2d2059
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6744ab60dfac55d1df5733960aad5be300984301
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68c5a2a19987c035eb129e627e579adafb04f637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83534891c058ed71e251135072640911670869aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a4cb830e0b55ac76c849fd7840afb251f4c028fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bda3c598ade6ea03884074b91e31608326684921
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1ca750c0510bdbb504bf084d2f196ef2af92ea6