CVE-2026-64407: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix out-of-bounds firmware read in nxp_recv_fw_req_v3()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High · fixed in 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.0.0-1012.12~24.04.1, 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1, 7.0.0-31.31~24.04.1 +7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jul 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azurepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-azure-fdepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-azure-fde?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gcppkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gcp?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
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Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
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AI-suggested
A patch is available and has been released by Ubuntu in the linux-hwe-edge kernel packages. Users should update their systems to the fixed kernel versions listed in the Ubuntu security notices USN-8726-1 and USN-8727-1 and reboot to apply the fixes. Due to an ABI change, recompiling and reinstalling third-party kernel modules may be necessary. No additional mitigation steps are required once the update is applied.
Description
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.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64407 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/21e60eb4d95854196e7c0e77383f35e7ac95df61 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a68a773089204af1c8581dc79668b775418c5ee (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/441088792ffec3ca01f4efe2934060570eb11eb8 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/49bcb39e3a041ce26021f77971eaccb49a275118 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/badff6c3bed8923a1257a853f137d447976eec30 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-64407 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64407 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/badff6c3bed8923a1257a853f137d447976eec30 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8726-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8727-1 (opens in a new tab)
- ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8728-1 (opens in a new tab)