{
  "threat_severity" : "Moderate",
  "public_date" : "2025-12-08T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "kernel: Linux kernel: Out-of-bounds write in Bluetooth MGMT can lead to information disclosure and denial of service",
    "id" : "2419891",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2419891"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "7.3",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "cwe" : "CWE-125",
  "details" : [ "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\nBluetooth: MGMT: Fix OOB access in parse_adv_monitor_pattern()\nIn the parse_adv_monitor_pattern() function, the value of\nthe 'length' variable is currently limited to HCI_MAX_EXT_AD_LENGTH(251).\nThe size of the 'value' array in the mgmt_adv_pattern structure is 31.\nIf the value of 'pattern[i].length' is set in the user space\nand exceeds 31, the 'patterns[i].value' array can be accessed\nout of bound when copied.\nIncreasing the size of the 'value' array in\nthe 'mgmt_adv_pattern' structure will break the userspace.\nConsidering this, and to avoid OOB access revert the limits for 'offset'\nand 'length' back to the value of HCI_MAX_AD_LENGTH.\nFound by InfoTeCS on behalf of Linux Verification Center\n(linuxtesting.org) with SVACE.", "A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth management (MGMT) subsystem. A local attacker could exploit an out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability in the `parse_adv_monitor_pattern()` function. This occurs when user-controlled input for the `length` variable exceeds the buffer's capacity during a copy operation, potentially leading to information disclosure and a denial of service (DoS)." ],
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2026-02-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:1690",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1",
    "package" : "kernel-0:6.12.0-124.31.1.el10_1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-02-16T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:2761",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0",
    "package" : "kernel-0:6.12.0-55.60.1.el10_0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:1143",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-611.26.1.el9_7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-26T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:1143",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-611.26.1.el9_7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-02-12T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:2594",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-427.110.1.el9_4"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-02-09T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:2352",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6",
    "package" : "kernel-0:5.14.0-570.86.1.el9_6"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "kernel-rt",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-40294\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-40294\nhttps://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2025120818-CVE-2025-40294-b8e3@gregkh/T" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2025-40294",
  "mitigation" : {
    "value" : "To mitigate this issue, the `bluetooth` kernel module can be prevented from loading. Create a file `/etc/modprobe.d/disable-bluetooth.conf` with the content `blacklist bluetooth`. Then, regenerate the initramfs using `dracut -f -v` and reboot the system for the changes to take effect. This mitigation will disable all Bluetooth functionality on the system.",
    "lang" : "en:us"
  },
  "csaw" : false
}