ubertooth (SqueakyFloors)FirmwareConfidence: Medium

One DMA error ends a BLE capture forever; the loop keeps feeding the watchdog and answering control requests, so the capture looks alive and records nothing until the tool is killed.

Impact Analysis

Persona

Firmware Engineer

Team Size Impact

5x Multiplier

Prototype Delay

3 Days

Est. Annual Cost

$30,000

1 user · 1 month240 min
Rest of team960 min
Rest of year13,200 min

monthly_minutes × 12 × team_multiplier ÷ 60 × $75/hr = $30k/yr

$75/hr assumed rate.

Annual team-minutes decomposed from the reported monthly inputs.

Evidence & Sources

1 Sources

SqueakyFloors/ubertooth Issue #823: firmware: one DMA error ends a promiscuous BLE capture forever, silently

github.com

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Analyst Notes

From the Grok pain-radar digests, Oct 28-29 2026 (Oct 28 8:41 AM ET through Oct 29 early-morning Haitch editions). Verified live 2026-10-29: issue/PR read; title and state confirmed.