Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 24, 2026
Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER
CVE-2026-53072
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER
When protocol sets HCI_PROTO_DEFER, hci_conn_request_evt() calls hci_connect_cfm(conn) without hdev->lock. Generally hci_connect_cfm() assumes it is held, and if conn is deleted concurrently -> UAF.
Only SCO and ISO set HCI_PROTO_DEFER and only for defer setup listen, and HCI_EV_CONN_REQUEST is not generated for ISO. In the non-deferred listening socket code paths, hci_connect_cfm(conn) is called with hdev->lock held.
Fix by holding the lock.
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8- git.kernel.org/stable/c/385b2d0468a0871fc716c549fa3b0c257c7dbcb3mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/541d5bf9b5afaf41090b2a3aa7b47f2db2ff801fmitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5c7209a341ff2ac338b2b0375c34a307b37c9ac2mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/60e3f4ff02d1f2d55bfbf2ca32a97285a9771ee4mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6b4d226d01ab7da0d2027a2a1e3a6079152e5065mitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d4a6c0f43fc5e4d4f062e8e450e5483eb74176emitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c27224daf0b08efbb2b24ed64b6139b294f5473amitre
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7777f534a8018ae4bb1c80d8925af4df588a314mitre
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