Bluetooth: hci_qca: Clear memdump state on invalid dump size
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: Clear memdump state on invalid dump size qca_controller_memdump() allocates qca->qca_memdump before processing the first dump packet. For a sequence-zero packet it then disables IBS, marks memdump collection active, and reads the advertised dump size. If the controller reports a zero dump size, the error path frees the local qca_memdump object and returns without clearing qca->qca_memdump or undoing the collection state. A later memdump work item initializes its local pointer from qca->qca_memdump and skips allocation when that pointer is non-NULL, so it can operate on freed memory. The stale collection and IBS-disabled flags can also leave waiters or later transmit handling blocked behind an aborted dump. Clear the saved pointer and memdump state before returning from the invalid-size path, matching the cleanup used when hci_devcd_init() fails. A static analysis checker reported the stale memdump state, and manual source review confirmed the invalid-size failure path.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 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: 8 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68389
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ghf3-w254-j47x
- 2026-10-30 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a3945e8dea6c9a8ec9e981169ac9487e1d6ad6a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069258d5111eed9ac9586bee42d03d38e2975715
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cefb44c367b2b52e50f97bc8526d39df9bcf5e60
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2363a757694752426fc47f3eadde15cf5f791fa5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bf587a10c33e5571a299742e45bc18960b9912e7
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Sources
- CVE-2026-68389 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-68389 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ghf3-w254-j47x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-68389 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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