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.
Published: 2026-10-18
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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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
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-98732

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Status : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-98732

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Updated: 2026-10-18T19:15:14Z

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