Bluetooth: qca: fix NVM tag length underflow in TLV parser
CVE-2026-64573 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64573, released August 7, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix NVM tag length underflow in TLV parser In the TLV_TYPE_NVM branch of qca_tlv_check_data() the tag loop bound is "while (idx < length - sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm))". "length" is a signed int from the firmware TLV header and sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm) is a size_t (12), so "length" is converted to size_t and any firmware-supplied "length" < 12 makes the subtraction wrap to a huge value. The loop body then reads a 12-byte struct tlv_type_nvm past the end of the short vmalloc'd firmware buffer (and the EDL_TAG_ID_* handlers can write past it). Rewrite the bound as "idx + sizeof(struct tlv_type_nvm) <= length"; both operands are non-negative, so it no longer underflows and a "length" too small for one record correctly skips the loop. BUG: KASAN: vmalloc-out-of-bounds in qca_download_firmware.isra.0 (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:421) Read of size 2 at addr ffffc900000e5004 by task kworker/u9:0/52 Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_on Call Trace: ... kasan_report (mm/kasan/report.c:595) qca_download_firmware.isra.0 (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:421 drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:617) qca_uart_setup (drivers/bluetooth/btqca.c:948) qca_setup (drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c:2029) hci_uart_setup (drivers/bluetooth/hci_ldisc.c:438) hci_dev_open_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5227) hci_power_on (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:920) process_one_work (kernel/workqueue.c:3322) worker_thread (kernel/workqueue.c:3486) kthread (kernel/kthread.c:436) ret_from_fork (arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158) ret_from_fork_asm (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245)
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 | Oct 7, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.38.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 | Sep 22, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.187-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64573 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.101-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64573 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.1.6-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64573 | Aug 7, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.101-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64573 | Aug 7, 2026 |
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