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CVE-2026-74303

Low risk· EPSS 6%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the Bluetooth hci_qca driver has a NULL pointer dereference in qca_dmp_hdr() for non-serdev devices. hu->serdev is NULL, and the function unconditionally dereferences hu->serdev->dev.driver->name, causing a crash. The fix adds a NULL check and falls back to "hci_ldisc_qca".

Risk Assessment

Similar to CVE-2026-74304, an attacker could cause a kernel crash by attaching a malformed Bluetooth device, resulting in denial of service.

Recommendation

Install the Linux kernel patch for CVE-2026-74303. Restrict Bluetooth access if updating is not possible.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: fix NULL pointer dereference in qca_dmp_hdr() for non-serdev device hu->serdev is NULL for hci_uart attached via non-serdev paths, but qca_dmp_hdr() unconditionally dereferences hu->serdev->dev.driver->name, causing a NULL pointer dereference. Fix by guarding the dereference with a NULL check and falling back to "hci_ldisc_qca" for the non-serdev case.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS