# CVE-2026-63947: Bluetooth: HIDP: fix missing length checks in hidp\_input\_report()

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35, and 1 more
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 1f08a90013e1e632b34321334e861fcefc056505; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in cc3832b19f863e3677c5651f001a2e3795f39eb8; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in d313683d6ccdd8c01e0562270a2ae25b86d8461d; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in d7d6a81b8dd1a8d084a1b755db9406041d53adb5; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 6348dfed5b0f9c6074f14322332e97493d32fef0; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in b83dcacd2ec7fcc5a48be215f82d573759f87ec2; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 2a3ac9ee11dbb9845f3947cef4a79dba658cf6f6
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 5.15.210; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.143; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.93; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.35; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.12

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: HIDP: fix missing length checks in hidp_input_report() hidp_input_report() reads keyboard and mouse payload data from an skb without first verifying that skb->len contains enough data. hidp_recv_intr_frame() pulls the 1-byte HIDP header before dispatching to hidp_input_report(). If a paired device sends a truncated packet, the handler reads beyond the valid skb data, resulting in an out-of-bounds read of skb data. The OOB bytes may be interpreted as phantom key presses or spurious mouse movement. Replace the open-coded length tracking and pointer arithmetic with skb_pull_data() calls. skb_pull_data() returns NULL if the requested bytes are not present, eliminating the need for a manual size variable and the separate skb->len guard.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 6.12.93, 6.18.35) 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/1f08a90013e1e632b34321334e861fcefc056505
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc3832b19f863e3677c5651f001a2e3795f39eb8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d313683d6ccdd8c01e0562270a2ae25b86d8461d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7d6a81b8dd1a8d084a1b755db9406041d53adb5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6348dfed5b0f9c6074f14322332e97493d32fef0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b83dcacd2ec7fcc5a48be215f82d573759f87ec2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a3ac9ee11dbb9845f3947cef4a79dba658cf6f6

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