Bug 2440346

Summary:	bluetoothctl broken in 5.86
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Peter Robinson <pbrobinson>
Component:	bluez	Assignee:	Bastien Nocera <bnocera>
Status:	CLOSED ERRATA	QA Contact:	Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity:	unspecified	Docs Contact:
Priority:	unspecified
Version:	44	CC:	bnocera, dwmw2, lihis, lruzicka, michel, ngompa13, pbrobinson
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Whiteboard:	AcceptedFreezeException
Fixed In Version:	bluez-5.86-4.fc43 bluez-5.86-4.fc44	Doc Type:	---
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Last Closed:	2026-03-07 00:30:22 UTC	Type:	Bug
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Description Peter Robinson 2026-02-17 11:57:52 UTC

The bluetoothctl command is broken in 5.86.

EG a basic 'bluetoothctl list' returns nothing when it should return the local controller where it now returns nothing.

On 5.85 I get:

# bluetoothctl list
Controller 11:22:33:44:55:66 fedora.local [default]
#

On 5.86 I get:
# bluetoothctl list
#

Comment 1 Peter Robinson 2026-02-18 21:43:15 UTC

Same on f44

Comment 2 Bastien Nocera 2026-02-19 11:33:46 UTC

A fix is still being discussed upstream. In the meanwhile, you can use:
echo list | bluetoothctl

Comment 3 Fedora Update System 2026-02-27 12:41:07 UTC

FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60 (bluez-5.86-4.fc43) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 43.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60

Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2026-02-28 01:54:01 UTC

FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60 has been pushed to the Fedora 43 testing repository.
Soon you'll be able to install the update with the following command:
`sudo dnf upgrade --enablerepo=updates-testing --refresh --advisory=FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60`
You can provide feedback for this update here: https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60

See also https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:Updates_Testing for more information on how to test updates.

Comment 5 Fedora Update System 2026-02-28 07:22:48 UTC

FEDORA-2026-d29fa586d7 (bluez-5.86-4.fc44) has been submitted as an update to Fedora 44.
https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-d29fa586d7

Comment 6 Fedora Blocker Bugs Application 2026-02-28 07:23:28 UTC

Proposed as a Freeze Exception for 44-beta by Fedora user pbrobinson using the blocker tracking app because:

 Bluetooth broken on a bunch of devices/usecases, not sure if it's a FE or blocker.

Comment 7 Fedora Update System 2026-03-01 00:53:12 UTC

FEDORA-2026-aaf9abae60 (bluez-5.86-4.fc43) has been pushed to the Fedora 43 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.

Comment 8 Peter Robinson 2026-03-01 07:53:27 UTC

Reopening because of f44

Comment 9 Lukas Ruzicka (Red Hat) 2026-03-02 19:46:23 UTC

Discussed on the Fedora Blocker Review Meeting on March, 2nd 2026 with the resolution.

Accepted Beta FreezeException

See https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/blocker-review_matrix_fedoraproject-org/2026-03-02/f44-blocker-review.2026-03-02-17.00.log.txt

Comment 10 Lukas Ruzicka (Red Hat) 2026-03-05 11:34:57 UTC

$ bluetoothctl --version
bluetoothctl: 5.86

$ bluetoothctl list
Controller 28:0C:50:52:4E:F4 sestnactka [default]

I believe that it is now working as the bug report suggests. Therefore I consider this to be verified.

Comment 11 Lukas Ruzicka (Red Hat) 2026-03-05 11:35:33 UTC

$ rpm -q bluez
bluez-5.86-4.fc44.x86_64

Comment 12 Fedora Update System 2026-03-07 00:30:22 UTC

FEDORA-2026-d29fa586d7 (bluez-5.86-4.fc44) has been pushed to the Fedora 44 stable repository.
If problem still persists, please make note of it in this bug report.