# CVE-2021-47620: Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.176, and 3 more
- Published: 2024-06-20 · Updated: 2026-08-05

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: from 4.4.300, fixed in 4.4.302; from 4.9.298, fixed in 4.9.300; from 4.14.263, fixed in 4.14.265; from 4.19.226, fixed in 4.19.228; from 5.4.174, fixed in 5.4.176; from 5.10.94, fixed in 5.10.96; from 5.15.17, fixed in 5.15.19; from 5.16.3, fixed in 5.16.5

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: refactor malicious adv data check Check for out-of-bound read was being performed at the end of while num_reports loop, and would fill journal with false positives. Added check to beginning of loop processing so that it doesn't get checked after ptr has been advanced.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.302, 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.176) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/305e92f525450f3e1b5f5c9dc7eadb152d66a082
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7889b38a7f21ed19314f83194622b195d328465c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a539c08d743d9910631448da78af5e961664c0e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8819f93cd4a443dfe547aa622b21f723757df3fb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/835d3706852537bf92eb23eb8635b8dee0c0aa67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83d5196b65d1b29e27d7dd16a3b9b439fb1d2dba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bcea886771c3f22a590c8c8b9139a107bd7f1e1c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c968affa804ba98c3c603f37ffea6fba618025e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/899663be5e75dc0174dc8bda0b5e6826edf0b29a

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