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

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().

Published: 2026-05-26 Last update: 2026-06-01 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-45836 is rated Low Risk (7.5/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.18%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-45836

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.02% 0.18% +0.16%
2 2026-05-27 0.02%

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-45836

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Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-45836

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-45836

GHSA-h3m3-qf7r-5cm7 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-45836

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2026-45836 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-45836
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45836
suse https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-45836/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-45836 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 891 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 508, needs-triage 224, ignored 159. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-45836

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-45836

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
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References for CVE-2026-45836

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