CVE-2026-46138

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(medium)
EPSS
19.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 28, 2026

Last Modified

June 24, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/77981a507aa0fc001dc37f0dd6631dd2042fed17
generic

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6cb7f67bc28da787499291a562d49a084d9c90cd
generic

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/665da0baaf0396f9ed3c86ccb3955dcd0b73e774
generic

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ddb8014261137cadaf83ab5617a588d80a22586
generic

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hci_le_create_big_complete_evt - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22559ad7654f61727fc270ee4893da9f4b70cf17

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-46138?
CVE-2026-46138 is a high vulnerability published on May 28, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hcievent: Fix OOB read and infinite loop in hcilecreatebigcompleteevt hcilecreatebigcompleteevt() iterates over BTBOUND connections for a BIG handle using a while loop, accessing ev->bis_handle[i++] on each iteration.…
When was CVE-2026-46138 disclosed?
CVE-2026-46138 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 28, 2026, with the most recent update on June 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-46138 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-46138 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-46138?
CVE-2026-46138 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-46138?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-46138, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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