CVE-2026-43069
ANALYSIS PENDINGBluetooth: hci_ll: Fix firmware leak on error path
Title source: cnaDescription
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ll: Fix firmware leak on error path Smatch reports: drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c:587 download_firmware() warn: 'fw' from request_firmware() not released on lines: 544. In download_firmware(), if request_firmware() succeeds but the returned firmware content is invalid (no data or zero size), the function returns without releasing the firmware, resulting in a resource leak. Fix this by calling release_firmware() before returning when request_firmware() succeeded but the firmware content is invalid.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Scores
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
9.6%
Details
Status
published
Products (18)
Linux/Linux
< 4.12
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Linux/Linux
4.12
... and 8 more
Published
May 05, 2026
Tracked Since
May 05, 2026