Bug 2513453 (CVE-2026-68391) - CVE-2026-68391 kernel: Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds
Summary: CVE-2026-68391 kernel: Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_p...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68391
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:38 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-11 13:44 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:38:12 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds

Dereferencing RCU-protected pointers outside critical sections is
invalid and may lead to UAF.  Use of hci_conn in hci_sync callbacks also
needs to hold refcount to avoid UAF.

Take appropriate locks for hci_conn lookups, and take refcount for
hci_conn pointers stored in mgmt_pending_cmd so that the pointer stays
valid.

When accessing conn->state, ensure hdev->lock is held to avoid data
race.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-11 13:42:08 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081046-CVE-2026-68391-b055@gregkh/T


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