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TI-2021-22263 Aliases CVE-2021-47620GHSA-g2r9-fvrv-f652

Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check

Priority LOW 35CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check Check for out-of-bound read was being performed at the end of while num_reports loop, and would fill journal with false positives. Added check to beginning of loop processing so that it doesn't get checked after ptr has been advanced.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00324 25th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265 +5Red Hat: 4 without a fix

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux4.4.300 to before 4.4.302; 4.9.298 to before 4.9.300; 4.14.263 to before 4.14.265; 4.19.226 to before 4.19.228; 5.4.174 to before 5.4.176; 5.10.94 to before 5.10.96; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.19; 5.16.3 to before 5.16.54.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.4.300 to before 4.4.302; 4.9.298 to before 4.9.300; 4.14.263 to before 4.14.265; 4.19.226 to before 4.19.228; 5.4.174 to before 5.4.176; 5.10.94 to before 5.10.96; 5.15.17 to before 5.15.19; 5.16.3 to before 5.16.5 Fixed in 4.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 4.4.302; 4.5 to before 4.9.300; 4.10 to before 4.14.265; 4.15 to before 4.19.228; 4.20 to before 5.4.176; 5.5 to before 5.10.96; 5.11 to before 5.15.19; 5.16 to before 5.16.5VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.4.302; 4.5 to before 4.9.300; 4.10 to before 4.14.265; 4.15 to before 4.19.228; 4.20 to before 5.4.176; 5.5 to before 5.10.96; 5.11 to before 5.15.19; 5.16 to before 5.16.5 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.176, 5.10.96, 5.15.19, 5.16.5

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-47620
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2r9-fvrv-f652

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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