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Publication date: 2025-11-12

Last updated on: 2025-11-12

Assigner: kernel.org

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix possible UAF on iso_conn_free This attempt to fix similar issue to sco_conn_free where if the conn->sk is not set to NULL may lead to UAF on iso_conn_free.

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Published

2025-11-12

Last Modified

2025-11-12

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-11-13

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-40141

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Currently, no data is known.

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Exploitability

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a use-after-free (UAF) issue in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth ISO subsystem. It occurs because the connection's socket (conn->sk) is not set to NULL properly, which may lead to accessing freed memory in the iso_conn_free function.

Impact Analysis

The use-after-free vulnerability can lead to system instability, crashes, or potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by exploiting the freed memory access in the Bluetooth ISO connection handling.

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