High · published May 28, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt
hci_le_create_big_complete_evt() iterates over BT_BOUND connections for
a BIG handle using a while loop, accessing ev->bis_handle[i++] on each
iteration. However, there is no check that i stays within ev->num_bis
before the array access.
When a controller sends a LE_Create_BIG_Complete event with fewer
bis_handle entries than there are BT_BOUND connections for that BIG,
or with num_bis=0, the loop reads beyond the valid bis_handle[] flex
array into adjacent heap memory. Since the out-of-bounds values
typically exceed HCI_CONN_HANDLE_MAX (0x0EFF), hci_conn_set_handle()
rejects them and the connection remains in BT_BOUND state. The same
connection is then found again by hci_conn_hash_lookup_big_state(),
creating an infinite loop with hci_dev_lock held.
Fix this by terminating the BIG if in case not all BIS could be setup
properly.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.4.16, < 6.5 | 6.5 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.5.3, < 6.6.140 | 6.6.140 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.7, < 6.12.88 | 6.12.88 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.13, < 6.18.30 | 6.18.30 |
| linux/linux_kernel | ≥ 6.19, < 7.0.7 | 7.0.7 |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |
| linux/linux_kernel | all versions | — |