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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 23, 2022· Updated Apr 21, 2025

Info Leak in l2cap_core in the Linux Kernel

CVE-2022-42896

Description

There are use-after-free vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c's l2cap_connect and l2cap_le_connect_req functions which may allow code execution and leaking kernel memory (respectively) remotely via Bluetooth. A remote attacker could execute code leaking kernel memory via Bluetooth if within proximity of the victim.

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