CVE-2022-26528 Realtek Linux/Android Bluetooth Mesh SDK - Buffer Overflow

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An unauthenticated adjacent attacker can cause a buffer overflow in the Realtek Bluetooth Mesh SDK, leading to service disruption.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-26528?

CVE-2022-26528 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Realtek Linux/Android Bluetooth Mesh SDK, published on 30 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Realtek Linux/Android Bluetooth Mesh SDK has a buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation for the length of segmented packets’ shift parameter. An unauthenticated attacker in the adjacent network can exploit this vulnerability to cause buffer overflow and disrupt service.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26528?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Realtek Bluetooth Mesh Software Development Kit.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26528?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26528 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-26528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mm97-wh26-7377.

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