Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-64539)
Summary
Vulnerability in Linux kernel (CVE-2026-64539). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: eir: Fix stack OOB write when prepending the Flags AD
eir_create_adv_data() builds the advertising data into a fixed-size
buffer ("size", 31 for the legacy path). It may prepend a 3-byte "Flags"
AD structure (LE_AD_NO_BREDR on an LE-only controller) and then copies
the per-instance data without checking that it still fits:
memcpy(ptr, adv->adv_data, adv->adv_data_len);
tlv_data_max_len() only reserves those 3 bytes when the user-supplied
flags carry a managed-flags bit, so an instance added with flags == 0 is
accepted with adv_data_len up to the full buffer. At advertise time the
flags are still prepended, and the memcpy() writes 3 + adv_data_len
bytes into the size-byte buffer:
BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in eir_create_adv_data (net/bluetooth/eir.c:301)
Write of size 31 at addr ffff88800a547bdc by task kworker/u9:0/65
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work
__asan_memcpy (mm/kasan/shadow.c:106)
eir_create_adv_data (net/bluetooth/eir.c:301)
hci_update_adv_data_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:1310)
hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:1817)
hci_cmd_sync_work (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332)
This frame has 1 object:
[32, 64) 'cp'
The "Flags" structure is added by the kernel, not requested by
userspace, so only prepend it when it fits together with the instance
advertising data; when there is no room for both, drop the flags rather
than the user-provided…
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-64539 has been found in Linux kernel.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Linux kernel CVE-2026-64539" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-64539 (Linux kernel) — CVSS v3 7.8
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in Linux kernel.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Linux kernel.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Linux kernel を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- BellSoft Alpaquita BELL-CVE-2026-64539 linux-lts Fixed in: 6.1.182-r0
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64539 linux Fixed in: 6.1.180-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64539 linux-aws
References
- advisory nvd.nist.gov
- advisory github.com
- package git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web git.kernel.org
- web github.com