Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-72333
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-72333 | 15 Aug 202605:55 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2026-72333 Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix tx ident leak for commands without a response | 15 Aug 202605:55 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2026-72333 | 15 Aug 202605:55 | – | debiancve | |
| EUVD-2026-59232 | 15 Aug 202605:55 | – | euvd | |
| CVE-2026-72333 | 15 Aug 202606:22 | – | nvd | |
| BELL-CVE-2026-72333 | 18 Aug 202606:06 | – | osv | |
| DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72333 | 15 Aug 202606:22 | – | osv | |
| UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72333 | 17 Aug 202600:00 | – | osv | |
| PT-2026-72521 | 15 Aug 202600:00 | – | ptsecurity | |
| CVE-2026-72333 | 18 Aug 202623:49 | – | redhatcve |
| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| security-tracker | www.security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-72333 |
| cve | www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi |
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
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- Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix tx ident leak for commands without a response Commit 6c3ea155e5ee (Bluetooth:
L2CAP: Fix not tracking outstanding TX ident) changed ident allocation to use an IDA, releasing idents in
l2cap_put_ident() when the matching response command is received. But identifiers allocated for commands
that have no response defined are never released. In particular L2CAP_LE_CREDITS is sent repeatedly for
the lifetime of an LE CoC channel, so a peer streaming data to the host exhausts the 1-255 ident range
after 254 credit packets. From then on l2cap_get_ident() fails: kernel: Bluetooth: Unable to allocate
ident: -28 and every subsequent L2CAP_LE_CREDITS packet is sent with ident 0, which is invalid (Core Spec,
Vol 3, Part A, Section 4: Signaling identifier 0x00 is an invalid identifier and shall never be used in
any command). Remote stacks that validate the ident drop these commands, never receive new credits, and
the channel stalls permanently. With default socket buffers this happens after roughly 0.5 MB of received
data (the exact amount depends on the socket receive buffer): < ACL Data TX: Handle 2048 flags 0x00 dlen
12 LE L2CAP: LE Flow Control Credit (0x16) ident 0 len 4 Source CID: 64 Credits: 1 Release the ident
immediately after sending L2CAP_LE_CREDITS since no response will ever release it. Use a local variable
instead of chan->ident so that an ident that an EXT_FLOWCTL channel may be waiting on (e.g. a pending
reconfigure) is not overwritten by a credit packet. Also add the missing L2CAP_LE_CONN_RSP case to
l2cap_put_ident() so idents allocated for outgoing L2CAP_LE_CONN_REQ commands are released when the
response arrives. (CVE-2026-72333)
Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.");
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script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_unpatched", value:"true");
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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-11");
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-11": {
"package_manager": "dpkg-l",
"constraints": [
{
"release": "11",
"pkgs": [
{"reference": "bpftool"},
{"reference": "btrfs-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "cdrom-core-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "hyperv-daemons"},
{"reference": "kernel-image-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "libcpupower-dev"},
{"reference": "libcpupower1"},
{"reference": "linux-bootwrapper-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "linux-config-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-cpupower"},
{"reference": "linux-doc"},
{"reference": "linux-doc-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-headers-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "linux-kbuild-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-libc-dev"},
{"reference": "linux-perf"},
{"reference": "linux-perf-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-source"},
{"reference": "linux-source-5.10"},
{"reference": "linux-support-5.10.0"},
{"reference": "loop-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-shared-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "nic-wireless-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "pata-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "ppp-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-core-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "scsi-nic-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "serial-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usb-serial-modules-5.10.0-32-alpha-generic-di"},
{"reference": "usbip"}
]
}
]
}
};
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 third_party_support = get_kb_item('Host/OS/extended-third-party');
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_support)) {
var third_party_vendors = distro_constraints_values['third_party'];
if (!empty_or_null(third_party_vendors)) {
var vendor;
foreach vendor (third_party_vendors) {
if (vendor == third_party_support) exit(0, 'A third party management patch is available for this vulnerability from ' + vendor + '.\n');
}
}
}
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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15 Aug 2026 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
EPSS0.00209