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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been...

Unreviewed Published Sep 24, 2025 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Sep 24, 2025

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: l2cap: Check encryption key size on incoming connection

This is required for passing GAP/SEC/SEM/BI-04-C PTS test case:
Security Mode 4 Level 4, Responder - Invalid Encryption Key Size

  • 128 bit

This tests the security key with size from 1 to 15 bytes while the
Security Mode 4 Level 4 requests 16 bytes key size.

Currently PTS fails with the following logs:

  • expected:Connection Response:
    Code: [3 (0x03)] Code
    Identifier: (lt)WildCard: Exists(gt)
    Length: [8 (0x0008)]
    Destination CID: (lt)WildCard: Exists(gt)
    Source CID: [64 (0x0040)]
    Result: [3 (0x0003)] Connection refused - Security block
    Status: (lt)WildCard: Exists(gt),
    but received:Connection Response:
    Code: [3 (0x03)] Code
    Identifier: [1 (0x01)]
    Length: [8 (0x0008)]
    Destination CID: [64 (0x0040)]
    Source CID: [64 (0x0040)]
    Result: [0 (0x0000)] Connection Successful
    Status: [0 (0x0000)] No further information available

And HCI logs:
< HCI Command: Read Encrypti.. (0x05|0x0008) plen 2
Handle: 14 Address: 00:1B:DC:F2:24:10 (Vencer Co., Ltd.)

HCI Event: Command Complete (0x0e) plen 7
Read Encryption Key Size (0x05|0x0008) ncmd 1
Status: Success (0x00)
Handle: 14 Address: 00:1B:DC:F2:24:10 (Vencer Co., Ltd.)
Key size: 7
ACL Data RX: Handle 14 flags 0x02 dlen 12
L2CAP: Connection Request (0x02) ident 1 len 4
PSM: 4097 (0x1001)
Source CID: 64
< ACL Data TX: Handle 14 flags 0x00 dlen 16
L2CAP: Connection Response (0x03) ident 1 len 8
Destination CID: 64
Source CID: 64
Result: Connection successful (0x0000)
Status: No further information available (0x0000)

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Sep 24, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Sep 24, 2025
Last updated Sep 24, 2025

Severity

Unknown

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(2nd percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2025-39889

GHSA ID

GHSA-hhgh-xj97-6f9r

Source code

No known source code

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