CVE-2026-24081 Buffer Over-read in BT Controller

High 7.4 Published Updated

A buffer over-read in the Bluetooth controller causes a transient denial of service when adaptive frequency hopping is enabled.

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-2026-24081?

CVE-2026-24081 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, published on 17 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Transient DOS when processing a channel map with insufficient used channels and adaptive frequency hopping is fully enabled.

Weakness: CWE-126

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-24081?

It affects 152 products.

Products include Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware, Qualcomm C110100 Firmware, Qualcomm Cologne Firmware, Qualcomm Cq7790 Firmware, Qualcomm Cq7790m Firmware, Qualcomm Cq8725s Firmware and 146 more.

How do I fix CVE-2026-24081?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-24081 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2026-24081 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-24081 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Qualcomm Ar8035 Firmware vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7gh6-gjx3-mf8w.

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