CVE-2026-10680: Out-of-bounds access in Zephyr BR/EDR L2CAP configuration request handling via `uint16_t` length underflow
The Classic (BR/EDR) L2CAP signaling handlers l2capbrconfreq() and l2capbrconfrsp() in subsys/bluetooth/host/classic/l2capbr.c validated the minimum command size against buf->len (the bytes remaining in the whole received PDU) instead of len (the per-command data length from the L2CAP signaling header). Because multiple signaling commands can be packed into one PDU, buf->len may exceed a command's len. An attacker can send a CONFREQ command with a header length smaller than the configuration-request structure (e.g. 0), followed by another command so that buf->len still satisfies the check. The check then passes incorrectly and optlen = len - sizeof(req) underflows the uint16t to a near-0xFFFF value. The configuration-option loop, which lacks an optlen-versus-buf->len guard, then walks far past the end of the pooled ACL receive buffer using netbuf pull primitives that perform no runtime bounds check, producing an out-of-bounds read of host memory and, when the out-of-bounds option bytes encode an MTU or flush-timeout option, an out-of-bounds write. The BR/EDR signaling channel is processed before pairing/encryption and an L2CAP channel to an L0 service such as SDP can be opened without pairing, so an unauthenticated peer within radio range that can establish an ACL connection can trigger the flaw, leading to memory corruption and denial of service (host/device crash). The defect is present in released versions including v4.4.0. The fix validates against len instead of buf->len in both handlers.
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Zephyr BR/EDR L2CAP configuration request handling (l2cap_br_conf_req/l2cap_br_conf_rsp)to a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 4.4.0 - Configuration
In both l2cap_br_conf_req() and l2cap_br_conf_rsp(), update the bounds check so it compares the required minimum command size to len (not buf->len). This prevents the opt_len uint16_t underflow when the header length is smaller than the configuration-request structure.
Zephyr subsys/bluetooth/host/classic/l2cap_br.c (l2cap_br_conf_req and l2cap_br_conf_rsp) minimum command size validation = Validate the minimum command size against len (per-command data length from the L2CAP signaling header) instead of buf->len (bytes remaining in the whole received PDU) - Configuration
Ensure the configuration-option loop includes a guard that prevents iteration/reads/writes beyond the option bytes available (i.e., an opt_len-versus-bounds check using the validated len for the per-command data). This mitigates out-of-bounds reads/writes via net_buf pull primitives.
Zephyr subsys/bluetooth/host/classic/l2cap_br.c (configuration-option loop in l2cap_br_conf_req/l2cap_br_conf_rsp) opt_len vs buffer length guard = Add an opt_len-versus-len (or equivalent) guard to prevent walking past the end of the received option data