Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2026 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2026-80185Bluez: sdp-xml: bluez 5.86: unprivileged-local and adjacent-le-peer leads to arbitrary code execution as root
Medium 5.7
In plain English
A medium-severity type confusion in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 from Red Hat. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 22% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
BlueZ sdp-xml.c type confusion via RegisterProfile(ServiceRecord) can crash bluetoothd (local DoS): a crafted nested ServiceRecord can corrupt the SDP XML parser stack so scalar union data is treated as a sequence pointer, allowing a local caller to crash bluetoothd.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | bluez | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Debian:13 | bluez | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Debian:14 | bluez | 5.87-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bluez | 5.64-0ubuntu1.5 | USN-8908-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | bluez | 5.64-0ubuntu1.5 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | bluez | 5.72-0ubuntu5.7 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | bluez | 5.72-0ubuntu5.7 | USN-8908-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | bluez | 5.85-4ubuntu0.3 | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80185 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | bluez | 5.85-4ubuntu0.3 | USN-8908-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | bluez | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80185 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | see references |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | see references |
Weakness: CWE-843 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-80185 vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2524139 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT