CVE-2022-50233
High
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.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 9, 2025
First seenAug 9, 2025
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel6.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 4.14 ≤ v < 6.0 | 6.0 |
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