CVE-2026-98819
Published Oct 18, 2026
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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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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