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BlueZ CVE-2026-80185

| EUVDEUVD-2026-66134 MEDIUM
Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type (Type Confusion) (CWE-843)
2026-08-25 secalert@redhat.com GHSA-822r-m33h-gr5v
5.7
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: redhat
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Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY
5.7 MEDIUM
AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Attack path is local D-Bus IPC, not Bluetooth radio adjacency, so AV:L is more accurate; PR:L reflects required authenticated local session; impact is availability-only crash.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorVendor: redhat

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Aug 25, 2026 - 22:36 vuln.today
CVE Published
Aug 25, 2026 - 22:17 nvd
MEDIUM 5.7

DescriptionCVE.org

BlueZ sdp-xml.c type confusion via RegisterProfile(ServiceRecord) can crash bluetoothd (local DoS): a crafted nested ServiceRecord can corrupt the SDP XML parser stack so scalar union data is treated as a sequence pointer, allowing a local caller to crash bluetoothd.

AnalysisAI

Type confusion in BlueZ's SDP XML parser (sdp-xml.c) allows a low-privileged local caller to crash the bluetoothd daemon by submitting a crafted nested ServiceRecord via the RegisterProfile() D-Bus API. The parser stack is corrupted so scalar union data is misread as a sequence pointer, causing an invalid dereference and process termination - a local denial-of-service with no confidentiality or integrity impact. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Obtain low-privilege local session
Delivery
Access D-Bus interface to bluetoothd
Exploit
Call RegisterProfile() with crafted nested ServiceRecord
Execution
Corrupt SDP XML parser stack in sdp-xml.c
Persist
Scalar union data dereferenced as sequence pointer
Impact
bluetoothd crashes (Bluetooth DoS)

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires a local, low-privilege account on the target Linux system with D-Bus access sufficient to call the bluetoothd RegisterProfile() method - confirmed by CVSS PR:L. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The NVD-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 5.7 Medium (AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) overstates the network adjacency of the attack surface: the attack path goes through the local D-Bus IPC interface, not over a Bluetooth radio link, which aligns better with AV:L rather than AV:A. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A low-privileged local user on a Linux system calls bluetoothd's RegisterProfile() D-Bus method with a specially constructed nested ServiceRecord XML payload. The malformed nesting causes the SDP XML parser in sdp-xml.c to corrupt its internal stack and misinterpret a scalar union value as a sequence pointer. …
Remediation No exact patched version was specified in the available input data; a vendor-released patch has not been independently confirmed at time of analysis. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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