Bluetooth: qca: fix NVM tag length underflow in TLV parser
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix NVM tag length underflow in TLV parser In the TLV_TYPE_NVM branch of qca_tlv_check_data() the tag loop bound is "while (idx < length - sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm))". "length" is a signed int from the firmware TLV header and sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm) is a size_t (12), so "length" is converted to size_t and any firmware-supplied "length" < 12 makes the subtraction wrap to a huge value. The loop body then reads a 12-byte struct tlv_type_nvm past the end of the short vmalloc'd firmware buffer (and the EDL_TAG_ID_* handlers can write past it). Rewrite the bound as "idx + sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm) <= length"; both operands are non-negative, so it no longer underflows and a "length" too small for one record correctly skips the loop. BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in qca_download_firmware.isra.0 (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:421) Read of size 2 at addr ffffc900000e5004 by task kworker/u9:0/52 Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_on Call Trace: ... kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) qca_download_firmware.isra.0 (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:421 drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:617) qca_uart_setup (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:948) qca_setup (drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c:2029) hci_uart_setup (drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:438) hci_dev_open_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5227) hci_power_on (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:920) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3322) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3486) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
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| Linux | Linux | 5.15.159 to before 5.15.216; 6.1.91 to before 6.1.183; 6.6.31 to before 6.6.148; 6.8.10 to before 6.9 | 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.9 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9 and later | 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.15.159 to before 5.15.216; 6.1.91 to before 6.1.183; 6.6.31 to before 6.6.148; 6.8.10 to before 6.9 Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.9 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.9 and later Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.9
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.15.216, 6.1.183, 6.6.148, 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64573
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xx6f-xq9m-7gmm
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ee11441d71ab036a705d110a415421f5a4a898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d34e537755d2f9eba2d4e54d70126f987ef20b4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70354dbb5f72d9a76da7b031de3cbaf6c7d8fc24
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59fd2f075bca94f030c7c78e94878ea0803d7690
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a087ed960fce54e9302796229e9d545bbc9bcd4a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fcfb5b2c736785464ff9745f94c6726c5ee2d85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c90164ca0f7036942ba088eb7ea8d3f6c2352020
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64573 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64573 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xx6f-xq9m-7gmm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64573 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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