In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix out-of-bounds firmware read in nxp_recv_fw_req_v3()
During the v3 firmware download the controller sends a v3_data_req with a 32 bit offset and a 16 bit len. nxp_recv_fw_req_v3() checks only the lower bound of the offset and then sends firmware from that offset.
nxpdev->fw_dnld_v3_offset = offset - nxpdev->fw_v3_offset_correction; serdev_device_write_buf(nxpdev->serdev, nxpdev->fw->data + nxpdev->fw_dnld_v3_offset, len);
Nothing checks that fw_dnld_v3_offset + len stays within nxpdev->fw->size, so a controller that asks for an offset or length past the firmware image makes the driver read past the end of nxpdev->fw->data and send that memory back over UART.
nxp_recv_fw_req_v1() already bounds the same write. Add the equivalent check to the v3 path, reject the request when it falls outside the firmware image, and zero len on the error path so the fw_v3_prev_sent bookkeeping at free_skb stays consistent.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linuxUpgrade linux-6.12 | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-aws-7.0 | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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