Buffer Overflow Affecting bluez/bluez package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (41st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BLUEZBLUEZ-20074864
  • published24 Sept 2026
  • disclosed25 Aug 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-80186  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the name2utf8 function. An attacker can cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted Extended Inquiry Response (EIR) packet during Bluetooth discovery when within Bluetooth radio range.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1