Apache NimBLE OOB Read in H4 driver before 1.9
CVE-2025-53470 Published on January 10, 2026
Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in NimBLE HCI H4 driver
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Apache NimBLE HCI H4 driver. Specially crafted HCI event could lead to invalid memory read in H4 driver.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.
This issue requires a broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9, which fixes the issue.
Vulnerability Analysis
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Affected Versions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Mynewt NimBLE:- Before and including 1.8 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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