CVE-2026-98819

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel: validate DDC record lengths Parse DDC record lengths in unsigned storage so 0xFF does not wrap. Reject records smaller than the mandatory three-byte header, records exceeding U8_MAX, and records exceeding remaining firmware bytes before issuing Intel_Write_DDC. This issue was reported by Claude Mythos.

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EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0019

Probability of exploitation

0.08%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

References

Other References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/069031f569f1681f17e863f48c221a6091b47850 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df748aa9f9ecab514e5989ed89c9ba35b6e5574 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0fce76873a5e6a6820354409b26693ac5f8b251 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c9c15d4d8956df8c564f7c210e4dc5b9b820d97a https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3617369fbb30a4d2e54841ab8e92ca4fa211e56

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-98819? +

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel: validate DDC record lengths Parse DDC record lengths in unsigned storage so 0xFF does not wrap. Reject records smaller than the mandatory three-byte header, records exceeding U8_MAX, and records exceeding remaining firmware bytes before issuing Intel_Write_DDC. This issue was reported by Claude Mythos.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-98819? +

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