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CVE-2026-53072 json

Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER

published 4mo ago modified 23d ago also EUVD-2026-38940

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Linux Linux 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1
  • linux Debian 12 6.1.176-1
  • linux Debian 13 6.12.94-1
  • linux Debian 14 7.0.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-53072

  • linux Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-186.196
  • linux Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-136.136
  • linux Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-28.28
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.119
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1061.64
  • linux-aws Ubuntu 26.04 LTS 7.0.0-1009.9
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 5.15.0-1112.122
  • linux-gcp Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 6.8.0-1064.72

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-53072

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  • kernel RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rv RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • perf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rtla RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • libperf RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core RHEL 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8

red hat advisories RHSA-2026:67150RHSA-2026:65334

  • kernel-default SLES 16.0, SLE High Availability Extension 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2 +1 more 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-rt Linux Micro 6.2 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-64kb SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-source SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-default-base SLES 16.0, Linux Micro 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1.160000.2.19
  • kernel-syms SLES 16.0, Linux Micro Extras 6.2, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-azure SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-obs-qa SLES 16.0, SLES for SAP applications 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:23237-1SUSE-SU-2026:23068-1SUSE-SU-2026:23221-1SUSE-SU-2026:23231-1SUSE-SU-2026:23066-1SUSE-SU-2026:3156-1

  • kernel-rt openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • dtb-aarch64 openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-64kb openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-syms openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-azure openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-obs-qa openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-source openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1
  • kernel-default openSUSE Leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.37.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:21555-1

  • kernel AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rv AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • perf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • rtla AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • libperf AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-rt AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-64k AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel-core AlmaLinux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8

almalinux advisories ALSA-2026:67150ALSA-2026:65334

  • kernel Rocky Linux 9 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
  • kernel Rocky Linux 10 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2026:67150RLSA-2026:65334

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red hat product security vex CVE-2026-53072 updated cvss 5.3

kernel: Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perf, kernel, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-firmware, kernel-bootwrapper, +1 more
    affected: workaround, no fix planned “Out of support scope”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, kernel-core, kernel-tools, +29 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 kernel-rt, kernel-rt-kvm, kernel-rt-core, kernel-rt-modules, kernel-rt-debug-kvm, kernel-rt-debug-core, +12 more
    affected: workaround, no fix available
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) rv 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, perf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, rtla 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, python3-perf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-matched 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) rv 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, perf 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, rtla 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, python3-perf 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-devel-matched 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, +7 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:65334
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-tools 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +27 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) kernel 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-64k 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-tools 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-modules 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-64k-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, +28 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:65334
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) libperf 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) libperf 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:65334
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-64k-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, +14 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:65334
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-modules-core 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-modules 5.14.0-687.47.1.el9_8, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:67150
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 10) kernel-rt 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-modules-core 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, kernel-rt-debug-modules 6.12.0-211.53.1.el10_2, +4 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:65334
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, kernel-rt, python-perf, kernel-kdump, +8 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
26d ago

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Linux Linux

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization
  • CWE-667 Improper Locking
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References

Sources

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