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Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Jan 10, 2026· Updated Jan 12, 2026

Apache Mynewt NimBLE: NULL Pointer Dereference in NimBLE host HCI layer

CVE-2025-53477

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Apache Nimble.

Missing validation of HCI connection complete or HCI command TX buffer could lead to NULL pointer dereference. This issue requires disabled asserts and broken or bogus Bluetooth controller and thus severity is considered low.

This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.8.0.

Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.9.0, which fixes the issue.

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  • Apache/Mynewt NimbleOSV
    Range: nimble_1_5_0_rc1_tag, nimble_1_5_0_tag, nimble_1_6_0_rc1_tag, …

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