In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix UAF in hci_le_create_cis_sync hci_le_create_cis_sync() dereferences conn->conn_timeout after releasing both rcu_read_lock() and hci_dev_lock(hdev). The conn pointer was obtained from an RCU-protected iteration over hdev->conn_hash.list and is not valid once these locks are dropped. A concurrent disconnect can free the hci_conn between the unlock and the dereference, causing a use-after-free read. The cancellation mechanism in hci_conn_del() cannot prevent this because hci_le_create_cis_pending() queues hci_create_cis_sync with data=NULL: hci_cmd_sync_queue(hdev, hci_create_cis_sync, NULL, NULL); While hci_conn_del() dequeues with data=conn: hci_cmd_sync_dequeue(hdev, NULL, conn, NULL); Since NULL != conn, the lookup in _hci_cmd_sync_lookup_entry() never matches, and the pending work item is not cancelled. Fix this by saving conn->conn_timeout into a local variable while the locks are still held, so the stale conn pointer is never dereferenced after unlock. This is the same class of bug as the one fixed by commit 035c25007c9e ("Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF on le_read_features_complete") which addressed the identical pattern in a different function. This vulnerability was identified using 0sec.ai, an open-source automated security auditing platform (https://github.com/0sec-labs).
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380e67b1794a9a281a0cb592b4e62077fbd0c8ca Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55618c0f4cead9e59c63f5ee030d393fd70d861 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a921957d39290143629eb38c4f74b9bef8035d0a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfea6091e0fffb270c20e74384b660910277eb6c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9019210c8c30d40eb20094274cc647e352f48f7 Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 5
- Cpes+6 CPE criteria (now 6)NVD modified 2026-10-26 13:33
- StatusPublished → AnalyzedNVD modified 2026-10-26 13:33
- StatusAwaiting Analysis → PublishedNVD modified 2026-10-19 20:17
- CwesCWE-416NVD modified 2026-10-19 21:17
- First seenCVSS 8.8NVD modified 2026-10-16 16:18
Affected (CPE criteria) 6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/380e67b1794a9a281a0cb592b4e62077fbd0c8ca Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a55618c0f4cead9e59c63f5ee030d393fd70d861 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a921957d39290143629eb38c4f74b9bef8035d0a Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfea6091e0fffb270c20e74384b660910277eb6c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9019210c8c30d40eb20094274cc647e352f48f7 Patch