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CVE-2022-50233MEDIUM
Linux Linux — Bluetooth: eir: Fix using strlen with hdev->{dev_name,short_name}
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0014    3.6     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    4c3dbb2c312c9fafbac30d98c523b8b1f3455d78 –  —
  Linux    4.14 –                                      6.0
TIMELINE
  Jun 18  Reserved by Linux
  Aug 9   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2022-50233 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 1 reference · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: eir: Fix using strlen with hdev->{dev_name,short_name} Both dev_name and short_name are not guaranteed to be NULL terminated so this instead use strnlen and then attempt to determine if the resulting string needs to be truncated or not.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
June 18, 2025ReservedReserved by Linux
August 9, 2025PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2022-50233 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinux4c3dbb2c312c9fafbac30d98c523b8b1f3455d78
LinuxLinux4.146.0

References (1)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-50233 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

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