CVE-2026-98732: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: btintel: fix buffer over-read in btintel_hw_error()
Affects Linux kernelSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 28 Oct 2026, 01:28 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · CVSS not yet scored by NVD
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Oct 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: fix buffer over-read in btintel_hw_error() The "Exception info %s" print uses skb->data + 1, but the 12-byte payload is not guaranteed to be NUL-terminated and can be read past its end. Bound the print with "%.*s" and skb->len - 1.
References
- ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-98732 (opens in a new tab)
- cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98732 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bbc7de352f3f3864369c904aac944c7de84c6e7b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/673f707518e8ef03306f84c512cb160971f175fe (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c42ce5373405ca93946311652c51ccfeb1c2d913 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/40eb4b18ad167b63644c27fa67a7400ba050379a (opens in a new tab)