DOS: Incorrect handling of the initial HCI ACL_MTU handshake packet leads to crash of bluetooth host layer
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-703Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Lack of proper validation in HCI Host stack initialization can cause a crash of the bluetooth stack
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00616 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| zephyrproject | zephyr | up to v2.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- zephyr Vendorzephyrproject Affected up to v2.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 | Vulnerable | zephyrproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | zephyrproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 rc2 | Vulnerable | zephyrproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4.0 rc3 | Vulnerable | zephyrproject |
- cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 Vulnerable ·zephyrproject
- cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·zephyrproject
- cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·zephyrproject
- cpe:2.3:o:zephyrproject:zephyr:2.4.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·zephyrproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-3329
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gmxc-973j-62f2
References
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- TI-2026-09174 Unterminated URI buffer causes out-of-bounds read in LwM2M firmware pull (Package URI) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-09168 Stack buffer overflow in `net_ipaddr_parse()` IPv4 address-with-port parsing in `subsys/net/ip/utils.c` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-09625 net: lib: http_server: Buffer Under-read CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
- TI-2021-02863 Usb bluetooth device ACL read cb buffer overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
Sources
- CVE-2021-3329 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-3329 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gmxc-973j-62f2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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