Bluetooth: ISO: fix malformed ISO_END/CONT handling
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
- Partial Red Hat: 2 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: ISO: fix malformed ISO_END/CONT handling Core specification (Part C vol 4 sec 5.4.5) does not exclude empty ISO_CONT, ISO_END packets. We currently reject them if they are last. If controller sends malformed sequence ISO_START -> rx_len = 4, ISO_CONT skb->len 4, ISO_START that ends payload in ISO_CONT, we leak conn->rx_skb. If controller sends too long ISO_END, we panic on skb_put. If controller sends too short ISO_END we accept it. Fix by marking unfinished ISO_START via conn->rx_skb != NULL. Check skb->len properly before skb_put. Combine the ISO_CONT/END code paths as they require the same initial checks. Reject too short ISO_END packets.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.1.5, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72334
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xw94-8v7c-8xwr
- 2026-10-03 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@7250b6b5ba9b737cff2c2c1d0760360c7b6bca00 +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-03 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-11-04 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-04 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2df29dc9abda2fc10ff522eac0969f5b77b3637
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7250b6b5ba9b737cff2c2c1d0760360c7b6bca00
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49aeb54e3c912ef785311264a51ab9f3698e421b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e53e285f8c989662e34d4938c728a94226bff34
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/990e65eb9387c4ddfa7f68782b6644c2c35d489f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e054c1a6ae7310d2815778fddb87da616e11c255
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Sources
- CVE-2026-72334 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-72334 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xw94-8v7c-8xwr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-72334 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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