Linux Kernel up to 7.0.10 Bluetooth ISO iso_recv null pointer dereference

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.174/6.6.141/6.12.91/6.18.33/7.0.10. This impacts the function iso_recv of the component Bluetooth ISO. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-64128. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.1.174/6.6.141/6.12.91/6.18.33/7.0.10. This issue affects the function iso_recv of the component Bluetooth ISO. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: drop ISO_END frames received without prior ISO_START ISO data PDUs carry a packet-boundary flag indicating START, CONT, END or SINGLE. The ISO_CONT branch of iso_recv() guards against a missing ISO_START by checking conn->rx_len before touching conn->rx_skb, but ISO_END does not. If a peer sends an ISO_END as the first packet on a fresh ISO connection, conn->rx_skb is still NULL and conn->rx_len is zero, so skb_put(conn->rx_skb, ...) dereferences NULL and oopses. For BIS, where receivers sync to a broadcaster without pairing, any broadcaster on the air can trigger this. Mirror the ISO_CONT check at the top of ISO_END so a stray end fragment is logged and dropped instead of crashing the host.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-64128 since 07/19/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/19/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92, 6.18.34 or 7.0.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

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• Kernel

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• 6.1.174
• 6.6.141
• 6.12.0
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License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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