CVE-2026-98457: vulnerability in Linux
Bluetooth: L2CAP: validate frame length before control and FCS access
Published · Updated
3Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackepss 0.2%
exploitation probability
0.2%top 92% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: L2CAP: validate frame length before control and FCS access
l2cap_data_rcv() unpacks either a two-byte or four-byte control field
without first ensuring that it is present. A short ERTM or streaming-mode
frame can therefore cause an out-of-bounds read.
There is a second short-frame case when CRC16 is enabled. After the
control field is pulled, l2cap_check_fcs() subtracts two from skb->len
without checking it. If fewer than two bytes remain, the subtraction
wraps; skb_trim() leaves the buffer unchanged and the subsequent FCS
load reads past the logical end of the frame.
Validate that the frame contains both its control field and, when
enabled, its FCS before either field is accessed.
Affected products
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References
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fdbb2a712a9a162ee817c959740face80b3d929https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3acf6a0038ec0d4e8f4dcbfc2a557dff5f61cb70https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4373ba79a267947e771c438507f7b103e30bdb21https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c78a213d9070b610c7f418af2c25b66180b7e37https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c7556c7cd17e073bbefdc4a9a4694a207544c37https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/965bd88ed4b4763cb765dd65885adcfa588c6b14https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6a288e6001bcce16553c3853e0f5a45eaaf85c7https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f557274af7b94b6134692e6f26b880f1e34c15bf