# CVE-2026-98460: Bluetooth: hci\_sock: reject out-of-range OCF values

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 70b0a27bdde0cb524349c8261202c7c9393cf5e9; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 598686f5d65b9af2223ed9d22fadba16e09f6ca8; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in c1fd465ea1c5aef459f9bc3ac602b5353e0f536f; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 68f0bcc4e16e31ff8dbe6ca93116eb70d7b6ac44; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 320dedad15e8bbaecc8d2d7fd4189defb84caa85; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 173457fa3e99ef4188dd0fe63e4dee98d0e441a9; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 47d67ec424e63e61e9eb58633d43a9d58a1852b6; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in e93fad891c72deb84cae49430163b384ebcc92b1
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 5.10.271; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.222; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.189; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.158; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.112; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.55; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sock: reject out-of-range OCF values The raw HCI socket security filter has 128 OCF bits per supported OGF, but masks the 10-bit OCF with 127 before looking up the command. An unprivileged socket can therefore submit a reserved OCF that aliases an allowlisted command modulo 128. A conforming controller should reject reserved opcodes. Nevertheless, the security decision must apply to the opcode that will actually be sent, especially since controller-specific behavior is outside the host stack's control. Reject OCF values that cannot be represented by the security filter instead of aliasing them onto an unrelated command.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.271, 5.15.222, 6.1.189, 6.6.158, 6.12.112) 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/70b0a27bdde0cb524349c8261202c7c9393cf5e9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/598686f5d65b9af2223ed9d22fadba16e09f6ca8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c1fd465ea1c5aef459f9bc3ac602b5353e0f536f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68f0bcc4e16e31ff8dbe6ca93116eb70d7b6ac44
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/320dedad15e8bbaecc8d2d7fd4189defb84caa85
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/173457fa3e99ef4188dd0fe63e4dee98d0e441a9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/47d67ec424e63e61e9eb58633d43a9d58a1852b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e93fad891c72deb84cae49430163b384ebcc92b1

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