CVE-2026-43134: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix missing key size check for L2CAP_LE_CONN_REQ
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High · fixed in fa6ad76fa8623c0a50d529cd5726fa5d819a3be4 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in fa6ad76fa8623c0a50d529cd5726fa5d819a3be4, ec91078e132179b04e0c3906b599816c056ceaad, 96581749c7c14fbec32c35728520867929600041 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 6 May 2026
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
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix missing key size check for L2CAP_LE_CONN_REQ This adds a check for encryption key size upon receiving L2CAP_LE_CONN_REQ which is required by L2CAP/LE/CFC/BV-15-C which expects L2CAP_CR_LE_BAD_KEY_SIZE.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/335071c0c3637064ec250481f589075db44fe4e6 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa6ad76fa8623c0a50d529cd5726fa5d819a3be4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9118601ff90b79e8df3c0c98f48ae00c1b02ecef (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/481ea39b342c347b6ac029f3d418486280be4e45 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ec91078e132179b04e0c3906b599816c056ceaad (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96581749c7c14fbec32c35728520867929600041 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8dd43f9a9323f9c01bc8246da8d81a4c783c9e97 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/138d7eca445ef37a0333425d269ee59900ca1104 (opens in a new tab)