# CVE-2026-46138: linux: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite... CVE-2026-46138 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46138, released June 24, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46138 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.1 (high) - EPSS: 0.0028 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: May 28, 2026 ## Description 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | dtb-aarch64 opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-64kb sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-azure opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-azure sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23237-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2.150700.17.41.4 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-default-base sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-docs sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-kvmsmall sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_18 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.5.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3130-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3130-1.md) | Jul 20, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_19 sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.4 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-build sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-obs-qa sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-rt opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-source sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-syms sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21555-1.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.73.2 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3166-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3166-1.md) | Jul 21, 2026 | | Linux | kernel-zfcpdump sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.37.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23231-1.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.88-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46138](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-46138.md) | Jun 24, 2026 | | Linux | linux Debian 14 | 7.0.7-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46138](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-46138.md) | Jun 24, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T13:06:02Z UTC. 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