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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ll: Fix firmware leak on error path Smatch reports: drivers/bluetooth/hci_ll.c:587 download_firmware() warn: 'fw' from request_firmware() not released on lines: 544. In download_firmware(), if request_firmware() succeeds but the returned firmware content is invalid (no data or zero size), the function returns without releasing the firmware, resulting in a resource leak. Fix this by calling release_firmware() before returning when request_firmware() succeeded but the firmware content is invalid.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-05-01 | Published 2026-05-05 | Updated 2026-05-05 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before 95e8601af227b2b4390eecf8db6abdb9f6a91f17
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before e6d95488c8c964d1df0d3e1db44c958706311e86
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before b2dfbf1b5ff192cefd49574b951a4af9ddd32213
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before 28904375d54b436a757641fb0331537778c0de5a
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before 5213ef54528dd1ac79b846e30d8f72ce092794aa
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before 9ecbfd93cd6de6c78cb7fd51fe079e36c7ff074b
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before a7803df606a7d22e896b030f619e1d9d20ae0c6b
affected

371805522f870986144fcd88727a47858e364a2c (git) before 31148a7be723aa9f2e8fbd62424825ab8d577973
affected

Default status
affected

4.12
affected

Any version before 4.12
unaffected

5.10.253 (semver)
unaffected

5.15.203 (semver)
unaffected

6.1.168 (semver)
unaffected

6.6.131 (semver)
unaffected

6.12.80 (semver)
unaffected

6.18.21 (semver)
unaffected

6.19.11 (semver)
unaffected

7.0 (original_commit_for_fix)
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/95e8601af227b2b4390eecf8db6abdb9f6a91f17

git.kernel.org/...c/e6d95488c8c964d1df0d3e1db44c958706311e86

git.kernel.org/...c/b2dfbf1b5ff192cefd49574b951a4af9ddd32213

git.kernel.org/...c/28904375d54b436a757641fb0331537778c0de5a

git.kernel.org/...c/5213ef54528dd1ac79b846e30d8f72ce092794aa

git.kernel.org/...c/9ecbfd93cd6de6c78cb7fd51fe079e36c7ff074b

git.kernel.org/...c/a7803df606a7d22e896b030f619e1d9d20ae0c6b

git.kernel.org/...c/31148a7be723aa9f2e8fbd62424825ab8d577973

cve.org (CVE-2026-43069)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-43069)

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