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GHSA-6PHW-P8VC-Q8GP

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-10 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-10 12:30

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NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache Nimble.

Missing validation of HCI connection complete or HCI command TX buffer could lead to NULL pointer dereference. This issue requires disabled asserts and broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low.

This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.

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CVE-2025-53477 (GCVE-0-2025-53477)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-10 09:45 – Updated: 2026-01-10 10:06

Title

Apache Mynewt NimBLE: NULL Pointer Dereference in NimBLE host HCI layer

Summary

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache Nimble. Missing validation of HCI connection complete or HCI command TX buffer could lead to NULL pointer dereference. This issue requires disabled asserts and broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Assigner

apache

References

URL

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	https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/0c…	patch
	https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/31…	patch
	https://lists.apache.org/thread/1dxthc132hwm2tzvj…	vendor-advisory

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Apache Software Foundation	Apache Mynewt NimBLE	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.8.0 (custom)

Credits

雷重庆 <leicq@seu.edu.cn>

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CVE-2025-53477 (GCVE-0-2025-53477)

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