In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: cancel pending_rx_work before taking conn->lock l2cap_conn_del() takes conn->lock and then calls cancel_work_sync() for pending_rx_work. process_pending_rx() takes the same mutex, so teardown can deadlock against the worker it is flushing. This issue was found by our static analysis tool and then manually reviewed against the current tree. The grounded PoC kept the l2cap_conn_ready() -> queue_work(..., &conn->pending_rx_work) submit path, the l2cap_conn_del() -> cancel_work_sync(&conn->pending_rx_work) teardown path, and the process_pending_rx() -> mutex_lock(&conn->lock) worker edge. Lockdep WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected process_pending_rx+0x21/0x2a [vuln_msv] l2cap_conn_del.constprop.0+0x3f/0x4e [vuln_msv] *** DEADLOCK *** Cancel pending_rx_work before taking conn->lock, matching the existing lock-before-drain ordering used for the two delayed works in the same teardown path. The pending_rx queue is still purged after the work has been cancelled and conn->lock has been acquired.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2641a9e0a1dd4af2e21995470a21d55dd35e5203 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0bb0fd63fe2b0c62e1072cd1811d6f61e0081c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8daaf7f73fe998631a160d1a5a7e1b0b0480eef8 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de7b386ffad480ca59222b688c94a2da8f0d805 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9901f847a762a5d953871dd95767ce2aed3d684d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5616beb3355b5fca2280d796c1cf7ada4ee6551 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96fbac8d3a73b0bc165383c092a30628561d320 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0c3b9cf27cfa2a06f66dae1d08c668fe0a2faa Patch
Every line above is quoted from NVD, CISA, Microsoft, the vendor's own advisory or DISA; nothing is generated.
Change history 3
- CwesCWE-362NVD modified 2026-10-19 21:17
- StatusAnalyzed → ModifiedNVD modified 2026-10-19 21:17
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · linuxNVD modified 2026-10-16 16:19
Affected (CPE criteria) 9
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:-:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.16:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.2:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2641a9e0a1dd4af2e21995470a21d55dd35e5203 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a0bb0fd63fe2b0c62e1072cd1811d6f61e0081c Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8daaf7f73fe998631a160d1a5a7e1b0b0480eef8 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8de7b386ffad480ca59222b688c94a2da8f0d805 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9901f847a762a5d953871dd95767ce2aed3d684d Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5616beb3355b5fca2280d796c1cf7ada4ee6551 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e96fbac8d3a73b0bc165383c092a30628561d320 Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc0c3b9cf27cfa2a06f66dae1d08c668fe0a2faa Patch