CVE-2026-74532: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: btintel: Validate length before parsing diagnostics TLV
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:55 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 15 Aug 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
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinuxpkg:deb/ubuntu/linux?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-awspkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-aws?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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
| Fixed in– |
Ubuntu 26.04 LTSlinux-gkepkg:deb/ubuntu/linux-gke?arch=source&distro=resoluteOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel: Validate length before parsing diagnostics TLV btintel_diagnostics() accesses tlv->val[0] without first validating that the diagnostics VSE is long enough to contain that field, so may cause reading data beyond the received frame. Fix by validating the length before access.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-74532 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74532 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/linus/b640ff9af3c809ff5ea2077fbba17df1594ec1e4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6ec9c3dc52302b891513f608f5fb478349b15ab3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b640ff9af3c809ff5ea2077fbba17df1594ec1e4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c31be902ccbbb0b2c23159a1481dce80d1f9753d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c618a9a5b08ea2e17bddf4e948be9f75d408fca4 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd20e30bdbd707ea8ced581f3d7f9e9854634b17 (opens in a new tab)