CVE-2026-45836 Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_get_sndtimeo_cb()

What is CVE-2026-45836?

CVE-2026-45836 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_get_sndtimeo_cb()

Add the same NULL guard already present in l2cap_sock_resume_cb() and l2cap_sock_ready_cb().

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-45836?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-45836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as AZL-88388, BELL-CVE-2026-45836, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-45836, GHSA-h3m3-qf7r-5cm7, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2026-45836, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2026-45836 and 3 more.