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Linux CVE-2026-98461

| EUVDEUVD-2026-103701
2026-10-18 Linux GHSA-xggg-9q4f-8rr9
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Awaiting Data No severity or threat signals available yet. Label will update when CVSS score is published or threat intelligence arrives.
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AnalysisCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_sock: validate event length before filtering

is_filtered_packet() reads the event code from skb->data[0] without first checking that the skb is nonempty. When an opcode filter is configured, it also reads the command opcode at offsets 3 or 4 without checking that a Command Complete or Command Status event is long enough.

hci_send_to_sock() invokes the filter before hci_event_packet() validates the event header. A malformed event supplied by a controller or a vhci device can therefore cause an out-of-bounds read.

Keep the unmasked event code for the opcode checks. The masked value is needed for the 64-bit event bitmap, but using it to identify command events aliases event codes above 0x3f. In particular, Synchronous Train Complete (0x4f) was treated as Command Status (0x0f) even though its payload has no opcode.

Reject actual command events that are too short for the field being inspected. A truncated command event cannot match a configured opcode.

Affected VersionsENISA

Linux patch: 0
Linux patch: 5.10.271
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <1a92763c2ba721bf113cd83f913fe8c511b4a4dc
Linux patch: 5.15.222
Linux patch: 6.18.55
Linux patch: 7.3-rc5
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <ebdd49cec380731844ed9df4092a29a014623df4
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <2501a3b7b7144d1d11939b355a48ed01f83d0c62
Linux patch: 7.2.9
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <f894f6292d5122cd62d30600736b4a0ae79f7770
Linux patch: 6.6.158
Linux patch: 6.1.189
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <39e99d85071bca0feeec3164a9437ca1bff297fc
Linux patch: 6.12.112
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <b0a6cf99afd57a39598b1beca0e86ef5004980de
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <3976bbcd43b9b94c53ac9b0fd28888011588f4cc
Linux 2.6.12
Linux 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 <dca25c204f71be0556a15177dbe037237ac43e5e

Affected Packages

euvd linux no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 18, 2026 - 16:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 18, 2026 - 15:15 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)

Threat Intelligence Overview

Data Quality
1 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity Not scored yet
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS N/A
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.
Awaiting Data No severity or threat signals available yet. Label will update when CVSS score is published or threat intelligence arrives.

Attack Technique

A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.

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