CVE-2026-46123
HighIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: virtio_bt: clamp rx length before skb_put virtbt_rx_work() calls skb_put(skb, len) where len comes directly from virtqueue_get_buf() with no validation against the buffer we posted to the device. The RX skb is allocated in virtbt_add_inbuf() and exposed to virtio as exactly 1000 bytes via sg_init_one(). Checking len against skb_tailroom(skb) is not sufficient because alloc_skb() can leave more tailroom than the 1000 bytes actually handed to the device. A malicious or buggy backend can therefore report used.len between 1001 and skb_tailroom(skb), causing skb_put() to include uninitialized kernel heap bytes that were never written by the device. The same path also accepts len == 0, in which case skb_put(skb, 0) leaves the skb empty but virtbt_rx_handle() still reads the pkt_type byte from skb->data, consuming uninitialized memory. Define VIRTBT_RX_BUF_SIZE once and reuse it in alloc_skb() and sg_init_one(), and gate virtbt_rx_work() on that same constant so the bound checked matches the buffer actually exposed to the device. Reject used.len == 0 in the same gate so an empty completion can no longer reach virtbt_rx_handle(). Use bt_dev_err_ratelimited() because the length value comes from an untrusted backend that can otherwise flood the kernel log. Same class of bug as commit c04db81cd028 ("net/9p: Fix buffer overflow in USB transport layer"), which hardened the USB 9p transport against unchecked device-reported length.
CVSS 3.1 score
7.7
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.15.78,
6.0.8,
6.1
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.15.209,
6.1.175,
6.6.140,
6.12.88,
6.18.30,
7.0.7,
7.1-rc3
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2026-46123 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21bd244b6de5d2fe1063c23acc93fbdd2b20d112
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4236e55b2d9d1ffd3b4bdf8ebbb86e5a0a526b4a
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c1730099a6fc18b183bd6c1adad3b54adcaeda9
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-46123?
CVE-2026-46123 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10 . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.15.78 onward and has been patched in 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. CVE-2026-46123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-46123?
CVE-2026-46123 has a CVSS score of 7.7 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H. -
Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-46123?
Yes — CVE-2026-46123 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.15.78 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-46123 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2026-46123 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.