Bluetooth: virtio_bt: avoid OOB read of build info string
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
- Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: virtio_bt: avoid OOB read of build info string The virtbt_setup_zephyr() sends the Zephyr vendor command 0xfc08 (Read Build Information) and hands the response to bt_dev_info() and hci_set_fw_info() as a "%s" string starting at skb->data + 1, without checking the length. A backend that answers with status only leaves that pointer past the end of the received data, so the walk reads adjacent slab memory until it meets a NUL. Those bytes reach the kernel log and the firmware-info debugfs file. To fix this, print the string with a bounded "%.*s" limited to skb->len - 1. A short or unterminated response then prints as much as arrived instead of failing setup. This mirrors commit dd068ef04412 ("Bluetooth: bpa10x: avoid OOB read of revision string in bpa10x_setup()"), which fixed the identical pattern.
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 5.15.221, 6.1.188, 6.6.157, 6.12.110, 6.18.52, 7.2.6, 7.3
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: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 6 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90257
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc9v-mfxc-m9mm
- 2026-10-15 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb445b3466a8d1c7a0b0d0676fb475e3ce22d94e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d08c99abf06133a7829d46627e77e3315ca974d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0e388d805233a883a31271676eae6031dfc9e898
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54e9387eb7546eaa6f600220599d55740956ffc3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be1e3df2c49c91b0a052c6563884e8d39bd768b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ea9c99874804f5ca13f35bbc186ba93902f30f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/502adc06ba76dee19c292ae4a07d74d202fe734d
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Sources
- CVE-2026-90257 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90257 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc9v-mfxc-m9mm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-90257 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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