CVE-2025-40213: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: MGMT: fix crash in set_mesh_sync and set_mesh_complete
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in e8785404de06a69d89dcdd1e9a0b6ea42dc6d327 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:18 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in e8785404de06a69d89dcdd1e9a0b6ea42dc6d327, 31d6c9216aa1be18ba317239738f73b0b0c7b691, 6.17 +3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in
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| LinuxLinux | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: fix crash in set_mesh_sync and set_mesh_complete There is a BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in set_mesh_sync due to memcpy from badly declared on-stack flexible array. Another crash is in set_mesh_complete() due to double list_del via mgmt_pending_valid + mgmt_pending_remove. Use DEFINE_FLEX to declare the flexible array right, and don't memcpy outside bounds. As mgmt_pending_valid removes the cmd from list, use mgmt_pending_free, and also report status on error.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/31d6c9216aa1be18ba317239738f73b0b0c7b691 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c19daa93d9af29f1f46251b47e1ea66bcc8d679 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/1c9aca1787e8395a2c59fef20e914467958969c5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8785404de06a69d89dcdd1e9a0b6ea42dc6d327 (opens in a new tab)