CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64128

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a Bluetooth ISO vulnerability allows ISO_END frames sent without prior ISO_START to trigger a NULL pointer dereference. An attacker within radio range can crash the system (oops) by sending crafted packets.

Risk Assessment

The organization is exposed to denial-of-service (DoS) attacks via local Bluetooth radio, especially in BIS (broadcast isochronous) mode where pairing is not required. Any broadcasting device in range can cause a kernel crash.

Recommendation

Immediately apply the Linux kernel patch for Bluetooth ISO (commit that validates ISO_END). Update the system to a kernel version containing this fix.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: drop ISO_END frames received without prior ISO_START ISO data PDUs carry a packet-boundary flag indicating START, CONT, END or SINGLE. The ISO_CONT branch of iso_recv() guards against a missing ISO_START by checking conn->rx_len before touching conn->rx_skb, but ISO_END does not. If a peer sends an ISO_END as the first packet on a fresh ISO connection, conn->rx_skb is still NULL and conn->rx_len is zero, so skb_put(conn->rx_skb, ...) dereferences NULL and oopses. For BIS, where receivers sync to a broadcaster without pairing, any broadcaster on the air can trigger this. Mirror the ISO_CONT check at the top of ISO_END so a stray end fragment is logged and dropped instead of crashing the host.

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