Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-05-28T00:00:00 kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CWE-125

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt hci_le_create_big_complete_evt() iterates over BT_BOUND connections for a BIG handle using a while loop, accessing ev->bis_handle[i++] on each iteration. However, there is no check that i stays within ev->num_bis before the array access. When a controller sends a LE_Create_BIG_Complete event with fewer bis_handle entries than there are BT_BOUND connections for that BIG, or with num_bis=0, the loop reads beyond the valid bis_handle[] flex array into adjacent heap memory. Since the out-of-bounds values typically exceed HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX (0x0EFF), hci_conn_set_handle() rejects them and the connection remains in BT_BOUND state. The same connection is then found again by hci_conn_hash_lookup_big_state(), creating an infinite loop with hci_dev_lock held. Fix this by terminating the BIG if in case not all BIS could be setup properly.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem, specifically within the `hci_le_create_big_complete_evt` function. A remote attacker, by sending a specially crafted `LE_Create_BIG_Complete` event from a malicious Bluetooth controller, could trigger an out-of-bounds read and an infinite loop. This vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) due to the system becoming unresponsive while holding the `hci_dev_lock`.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46138 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46138 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052819-CVE-2026-46138-7234@gregkh/T