Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-31498

Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix ERTM re-init and zero pdu_len infinite loop

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix ERTM re-init and zero pdu_len infinite loop l2cap_config_req() processes CONFIG_REQ for channels in BT_CONNECTED state to support L2CAP reconfiguration (e.g. MTU changes). However, since both CONF_INPUT_DONE and CONF_OUTPUT_DONE are already set from the initial configuration, the reconfiguration path falls through to l2cap_ertm_init(), which re-initializes tx_q, srej_q, srej_list, and retrans_list without freeing the previous allocations and sets chan->sdu to NULL without freeing the existing skb. This leaks all previously allocated ERTM resources. Additionally, l2cap_parse_conf_req() does not validate the minimum value of remote_mps derived from the RFC max_pdu_size option. A zero value propagates to l2cap_segment_sdu() where pdu_len becomes zero, causing the while loop to never terminate since len is never decremented, exhausting all available memory. Fix the double-init by skipping l2cap_ertm_init() and l2cap_chan_ready() when the channel is already in BT_CONNECTED state, while still allowing the reconfiguration parameters to be updated through l2cap_parse_conf_req(). Also add a pdu_len zero check in l2cap_segment_sdu() as a safeguard.

Technical severityUnscoredNo score in collected sources
Published2026-04-22Source updated 2026-11-05
Collected2026-11-052 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
Linux
Linux
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 9760b83cfd24b38caee663f429011a0dd6064fa9 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < de37e2655b7abc3f59254c6b72256840f39fc6d5 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < e7aab23b7df89a3d754a5f0a7d2237548b328bd0 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 52667c859fe33f70c2e711cb81bbd505d5eb8e75 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 9a21a631ee034b1573dce14b572a24943dbfd7ae (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 900e4db5385ec2cacd372345a80ab9c8e105b3a3 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 042e2cd4bb11e5313b19b87593616524949e4c52 (affected, git)
≥ 96298f640104e4cd9a913a6e50b0b981829b94ff; < 25f420a0d4cfd61d3d23ec4b9c56d9f443d91377 (affected, git)
4ad03ff6f680681c5f78254e37c4c856fa953629 (affected, git)
b7d0ca715c1008acd2fc018f02a56fed88f78b75 (affected, git)
799263eb37a4f7f6d39334046929c3bc92452a7f (affected, git)
8828622fb9b4201eeb0870587052e3d834cfaf61 (affected, git)
b432ea85ab8472763870dd0f2c186130dd36d68c (affected, git)
≥ 4.4.238; < 4.5 (affected, semver)
≥ 4.9.238; < 4.10 (affected, semver)
≥ 4.14.200; < 4.15 (affected, semver)
≥ 4.19.149; < 4.20 (affected, semver)
≥ 5.4.69; < 5.5 (affected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: Linux
Linux
Linux
5.7 (affected)
≥ 0; < 5.7 (unaffected, semver)
≥ 5.10.253; ≤ 5.10.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 5.15.203; ≤ 5.15.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.1.168; ≤ 6.1.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.6.131; ≤ 6.6.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.12.80; ≤ 6.12.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.18.21; ≤ 6.18.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 6.19.11; ≤ 6.19.* (unaffected, semver)
≥ 7.0; ≤ * (unaffected, original_commit_for_fix)
Other versions: affected
CNA: Linux

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

No CVSS assessment reported. An unscored record is not a low-severity determination.

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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