Bug 2516969 (CVE-2026-74530)

Summary: CVE-2026-74530 kernel: Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_connect_big_sync() callback
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A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem. This vulnerability, a Use-After-Free (UAF), occurs when a connection is prematurely released while a related synchronization task in `hci_connect_big_sync()` is still running. This theoretical flaw could allow an attacker to cause a system crash (denial of service) or potentially execute arbitrary code.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 12:41:57 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_connect_big_sync() callback

There is theoretical UAF if the conn is freed while the hci_sync task is
running.

Hold refcount to avoid that. Handle NULL hcon, return 0 + do nothing to
match the previous behavior.