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GHSA-P54Q-9GFQ-FVP4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-10 12:30 – Updated: 2026-01-12 21:30

Details

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE HCI H4 driver. Specially crafted HCI event could lead to invalid memory read in H4 driver.

This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.

This issue requires a broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9, which fixes the issue.

Severity

3.1 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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CVE-2025-53470 (GCVE-0-2025-53470)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-10 09:46 – Updated: 2026-01-12 19:12

Title

Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in NimBLE HCI H4 driver

Summary

Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE HCI H4 driver. Specially crafted HCI event could lead to invalid memory read in H4 driver. This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8. This issue requires a broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9, which fixes the issue.

Severity

3.1 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-01-12 19:11 UTC

CWE

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

apache mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/apache/mynewt-nimble/commit/b9…	patch
https://lists.apache.org/thread/32sm0944dyod4sdql…	vendor-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/08/2

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Apache Software Foundation	Apache Mynewt NimBLE	Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.8 (semver)

Credits

雷重庆 <leicq@seu.edu.cn>

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