JAjader201·Jan 1, 2026
Why not just link to the repo directly? That post only has one comment.
Here’s the repo (to save everyone a click):
https://github.com/auracast-research/race-toolkit
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Communicate with Airoha-based Bluetooth devices using the RACE protocol via Bluetooth and USB.
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3 sourcesGlad this submission is finally receiving upvotes.
This was just shown at the 39C3 in Hamburg, few days back.
Common (unpached) Bluetooth headsets using Airoha's SoCs can be completely taken over by any unauthenticated bystander with a Linux laptop. (CVE-2025-20700, CVE-2025-20701, CVE-2025-20702)
This includes firmware dumps, user preferences, Bluetooth Classic session keys, current playing track, ...
> Examples of affected vendors and devices are Sony (e.g., WH1000-XM5, WH1000-XM6, WF-1000XM5), Marshall (e.g. Major V, Minor IV), Beyerdynamic (e.g. AMIRON 300), or Jabra (e.g. Elite 8 Active).
Most vendors gave the security researchers either silent treatment or were slow, even after Airoha published fixes. Jabra was one of the positive outlier, Sony unfortunately negatively.
What is exciting, even though the flaws are awful, that it is u
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nlikely for current generation of those Airoha bluetooth headsets to change away from Aiorha's Bluetooth LE "RACE" protocol. This means there is great opportunity for Linux users to control their Bluetooth headsets, which for example is quite nice in an office setting to toggle "hearthrough" when toggling volume "mute" on your machine.
RACE Reverse Engineered - CLI Tool: https://github.com/auracast-research/race-toolkit
I feel like this should receive state-level attention, the remote audio surveillance of any headset can be a major threat. I wonder what the policies in countries official buildings are when it comes to Bluetooth audio devices, considering that Jabra is a major brand for conference speakers, I'd assume some actual espionage threats.