CVE-2026-23462
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Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux Kernel Bluetooth HIDP Component
Publication date: 2026-04-03
Last updated on: 2026-05-20
Assigner: kernel.org
Description
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/
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 7.0 |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.2 (inc) to 6.6.130 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.11 (inc) to 5.15.203 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 5.16 (inc) to 6.1.167 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.7 (inc) to 6.12.78 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.13 (inc) to 6.18.20 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 6.19 (inc) to 6.19.10 (exc) |
| linux | linux_kernel | From 3.10 (inc) to 5.10.253 (exc) |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-416 | The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer. |
Attack-Flow Graph
AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a use-after-free (UAF) issue in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth HIDP (Human Interface Device Protocol) component. It occurs because a reference to an l2cap_conn (a Bluetooth L2CAP connection) is not properly dropped when the user->remove callback is called, which can lead to freeing memory that is still in use.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The use-after-free vulnerability can potentially lead to system instability or crashes due to improper memory handling in the Bluetooth subsystem. It may also be exploitable by attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service by triggering the freeing of memory that is still referenced.
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