8.8
/ 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: HIDP: Fix possible UAF
This fixes the following trace caused by not dropping l2cap_conn
reference when user->remove callback is called:
[ 97.809249] l2cap_conn_free: freeing conn ffff88810a171c00
[ 97.809907] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1419 Comm: repro_standalon Not tainted 7.0.0-rc1-dirty #14 PREEMPT(lazy)
[ 97.809935] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014
[ 97.809947] Call Trace:
[ 97.809954] <TASK>
[ 97.809961] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122)
[ 97.809990] l2cap_conn_free (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1808)
[ 97.810017] l2cap_conn_del (./include/linux/kref.h:66 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1821 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1798)
[ 97.810055] l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7347 (discriminator 1) net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7340 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810086] ? __pfx_l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7341)
[ 97.810117] hci_conn_hash_flush (./include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2152 (discriminator 2) net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2644 (discriminator 2))
[ 97.810148] hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5360)
[ 97.810180] ? __pfx_hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5285)
[ 97.810212] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810242] ? up_write (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:87 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2852 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:268 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:3391 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1385 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643 (discriminator 5))
[ 97.810267] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810290] ? rcu_is_watching (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 ./include/linux/context_tracking.h:128 kernel/rcu/tree.c:752)
[ 97.810320] hci_unregister_dev (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:504 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2716)
[ 97.810346] vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:691)
[ 97.810375] ? __pfx_vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:678)
[ 97.810404] __fput (fs/file_table.c:470)
[ 97.810430] task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:235)
[ 97.810451] ? __pfx_task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:201)
[ 97.810472] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810495] ? do_raw_spin_unlock (./include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:128 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:142 (discriminator 5))
[ 97.810527] do_exit (kernel/exit.c:972)
[ 97.810547] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810574] ? __pfx_do_exit (kernel/exit.c:897)
[ 97.810594] ? lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:470 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 (discriminator 6))
[ 97.810616] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810639] ? do_raw_spin_lock (kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:95 (discriminator 4) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:118 (discriminator 4))
[ 97.810664] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810688] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5350 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810721] do_group_exit (kernel/exit.c:1093)
[ 97.810745] get_signal (kernel/signal.c:3007 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810772] ? security_file_permission (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:37 security/security.c:2366)
[ 97.810803] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810826] ? vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555)
[ 97.810854] ? __pfx_get_signal (kernel/signal.c:2800)
[ 97.810880] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810905] ? __pfx_vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555)
[ 97.810932] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810960] arch_do_signal_or_restart (arch/
---truncated---
Bluetooth: HIDP: Fix possible UAF
This fixes the following trace caused by not dropping l2cap_conn
reference when user->remove callback is called:
[ 97.809249] l2cap_conn_free: freeing conn ffff88810a171c00
[ 97.809907] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1419 Comm: repro_standalon Not tainted 7.0.0-rc1-dirty #14 PREEMPT(lazy)
[ 97.809935] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014
[ 97.809947] Call Trace:
[ 97.809954] <TASK>
[ 97.809961] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122)
[ 97.809990] l2cap_conn_free (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1808)
[ 97.810017] l2cap_conn_del (./include/linux/kref.h:66 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1821 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1798)
[ 97.810055] l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7347 (discriminator 1) net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7340 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810086] ? __pfx_l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7341)
[ 97.810117] hci_conn_hash_flush (./include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2152 (discriminator 2) net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2644 (discriminator 2))
[ 97.810148] hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5360)
[ 97.810180] ? __pfx_hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5285)
[ 97.810212] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810242] ? up_write (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:87 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2852 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:268 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:3391 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1385 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643 (discriminator 5))
[ 97.810267] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810290] ? rcu_is_watching (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 ./include/linux/context_tracking.h:128 kernel/rcu/tree.c:752)
[ 97.810320] hci_unregister_dev (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:504 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2716)
[ 97.810346] vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:691)
[ 97.810375] ? __pfx_vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:678)
[ 97.810404] __fput (fs/file_table.c:470)
[ 97.810430] task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:235)
[ 97.810451] ? __pfx_task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:201)
[ 97.810472] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810495] ? do_raw_spin_unlock (./include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:128 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:142 (discriminator 5))
[ 97.810527] do_exit (kernel/exit.c:972)
[ 97.810547] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810574] ? __pfx_do_exit (kernel/exit.c:897)
[ 97.810594] ? lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:470 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 (discriminator 6))
[ 97.810616] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810639] ? do_raw_spin_lock (kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:95 (discriminator 4) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:118 (discriminator 4))
[ 97.810664] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810688] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5350 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810721] do_group_exit (kernel/exit.c:1093)
[ 97.810745] get_signal (kernel/signal.c:3007 (discriminator 1))
[ 97.810772] ? security_file_permission (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:37 security/security.c:2366)
[ 97.810803] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810826] ? vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555)
[ 97.810854] ? __pfx_get_signal (kernel/signal.c:2800)
[ 97.810880] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810905] ? __pfx_vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555)
[ 97.810932] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221)
[ 97.810960] arch_do_signal_or_restart (arch/
---truncated---
Basic Information
ID
CVE-2026-23462
Source
Linux
Published
Apr 3, 2026 at 15:15
Modified
Apr 27, 2026 at 14:02
Affected Product
Vendor
Linux
Product
Linux
Version
b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Affected Versions
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux 3.10
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6
Linux Linux 3.10
References
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/d955ccbf91ab74d76fe9e4eab2846a7d8a173075
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/18b1263ece6431bd78fa6b61faaef5281203741c
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/21a47a119f33df9bb157326846390d7e8e1b45ba
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/45ebe5b900200ac3e01f3470506a44a447825721
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/7c805b7d1e580eececcc92470292e3dbc42bc3f5
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/f8b6ed2f06d3baa44f347a0fa2af52433f386463
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/4d37fa7582aa960ba23e10a7a2596a29f37ad281
- git.kernel.org /stable/c/dbf666e4fc9bdd975a61bf682b3f75cb0145eedd