# CVE-2026-98731: Bluetooth: btintel\_pcie: fix plen overflow in btintel\_pcie\_recv\_frame()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from c2b636b3f788d10486a6691ad6dd3ec4c93bd78e, fixed in c3a3842c109ac130c6db3aa0014cc8cd344928ad; from c2b636b3f788d10486a6691ad6dd3ec4c93bd78e, fixed in c3b5e6da4ba6485bffda9753d8339c28855207aa; from c2b636b3f788d10486a6691ad6dd3ec4c93bd78e, fixed in b2cb5ea1dc8cf829816370fc1399e6a1d2d1bca9; from c2b636b3f788d10486a6691ad6dd3ec4c93bd78e, fixed in 7dbeb6935ac331b0cba6c41cabd8e9d02d5f64ea
- Linux: 6.10
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.10.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: fix plen overflow in btintel_pcie_recv_frame() plen is u16 and computed as HDR_SIZE + dlen. For ACL/ISO frames dlen is a 16-bit field, so a value >= 0xFFFC wraps the sum, bypassing the "skb->len < plen" check and letting skb_trim() truncate the packet. Widen plen to u32 so the addition cannot wrap.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) 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/c3a3842c109ac130c6db3aa0014cc8cd344928ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3b5e6da4ba6485bffda9753d8339c28855207aa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2cb5ea1dc8cf829816370fc1399e6a1d2d1bca9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dbeb6935ac331b0cba6c41cabd8e9d02d5f64ea

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