Bug 2513136 (CVE-2026-68085) - CVE-2026-68085 kernel: Bluetooth: hci_uart: clear HCI_UART_SENDING when write_work is canceled
Summary: CVE-2026-68085 kernel: Bluetooth: hci_uart: clear HCI_UART_SENDING when write...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68085
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-11 10:02 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:01:54 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_uart: clear HCI_UART_SENDING when write_work is canceled

HCI_UART_SENDING bit in tx_state means write_work is pending and blocks
queueing it again.  Currently this bit is not cleared when canceling the
work in hci_uart_close(), which blocks future writes when device is
reopened later if write_work was pending.

Fix by clearing HCI_UART_SENDING when canceling the work.

Also make clearing of tx_skb safe by using disable_work_sync +
enable_work instead of just cancel_work_sync.  hci_uart_flush() purges
the proto tx queue so we can cancel the pending write_work there,
instead of doing it just in hci_uart_close().  Re-enable and possibly
requeue the work after queue flush.


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