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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46186

🗓️ 29 May 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Linux vulnerability CVE-2026-46186 in virtio_bt allows reading data due to missing RX length checks.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(317646);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/05/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-46186");

  script_name(english:"Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-46186");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be
patched.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied
patch available.

  - Bluetooth: virtio_bt: validate rx pkt_type header length virtbt_rx_handle() reads the leading pkt_type
    byte from the RX skb and forwards the remainder to hci_recv_frame() for every event/ACL/SCO/ISO type,
    without checking that the remaining payload is at least the fixed HCI header for that type. After the
    preceding patch bounds the backend-supplied used.len to [1, VIRTBT_RX_BUF_SIZE], a one-byte completion
    still reaches hci_recv_frame() with skb->len already pulled to 0. If the byte happened to be
    HCI_ACLDATA_PKT, the ACL-vs-ISO classification fast-path in hci_dev_classify_pkt_type() dereferences
    hci_acl_hdr(skb)->handle whenever the HCI device has an active CIS_LINK, BIS_LINK, or PA_LINK connection,
    reading two bytes of uninitialized RX-buffer data. The same hazard exists for every packet type the driver
    accepts because none of the switch cases in virtbt_rx_handle() check skb->len against the per-type minimum
    HCI header size before handing the frame to the core. After stripping pkt_type, require skb->len to cover
    the fixed header size for the selected type (event 2, ACL 4, SCO 3, ISO 4) before calling
    hci_recv_frame(); drop ratelimited otherwise. Unknown pkt_type values still take the original kfree_skb()
    default path. Use bt_dev_err_ratelimited() because both the length and pkt_type values come from an
    untrusted backend that can otherwise flood the kernel log. (CVE-2026-46186)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46186");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"There is no known solution at this time.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"unix");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-46186");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/05/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/05/29");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:linux");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Misc.");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info2.nasl", "set_linux_os_id.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/local_checks_enabled", "global_settings/vendor_unpatched", "Host/OS/identifier");
  script_require_ports("Host/OS/Debian Linux-12");

  exit(0);
}

if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Debian Linux-12": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "12",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "btrfs-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "ext4-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "fat-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "isofs-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "jfs-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "kernel-image-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc"},
          {"reference": "linux-doc-6.1"},
          {"reference": "linux-headers-6.1.0"},
          {"reference": "linux-source"},
          {"reference": "linux-source-6.1"},
          {"reference": "linux-support-6.1.0"},
          {"reference": "loop-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-shared-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "pata-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "ppp-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-core-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "serial-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "usb-serial-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"},
          {"reference": "xfs-modules-6.1.0-47-alpha-generic-di"}
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
};

var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}

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29 May 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
EPSS0.00032
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