HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2026-31772
HIGH

CVE-2026-31772

Published: May 1, 2026· Updated: May 3, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1
EPSS:0.01%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:1.7th

Official Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix stack buffer overflow in hci_le_big_create_sync

hci_le_big_create_sync() uses DEFINE_FLEX to allocate a

struct hci_cp_le_big_create_sync on the stack with room for 0x11 (17)

BIS entries. However, conn->num_bis can hold up to HCI_MAX_ISO_BIS (31)

entries — validated against ISO_MAX_NUM_BIS (0x1f) in the caller

hci_conn_big_create_sync(). When conn->num_bis is between 18 and 31,

the memcpy that copies conn->bis into cp->bis writes up to 14 bytes

past the stack buffer, corrupting adjacent stack memory.

This is trivially reproducible: binding an ISO socket with

bc_num_bis = ISO_MAX_NUM_BIS (31) and calling listen() will

eventually trigger hci_le_big_create_sync() from the HCI command

sync worker, causing a KASAN-detectable stack-out-of-bounds write:

BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in hci_le_big_create_sync+0x256/0x3b0

Write of size 31 at addr ffffc90000487b48 by task kworker/u9:0/71

Fix this by changing the DEFINE_FLEX count from the incorrect 0x11 to

HCI_MAX_ISO_BIS, which matches the maximum number of BIS entries that

conn->bis can actually carry.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-31772 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Mentioned vendors (from description):
Linux
CPE data not yet available in NVD for this CVE.

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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All References (4)

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2026-31772
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
CISA KEVNo
EPSS (30d)0.01%
PublishedMay 1, 2026

Recommended Actions

  • Apply vendor patches immediately
  • Monitor CVE-2026-31772 in threat intel feeds
  • Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.