Bug 2517064 (CVE-2026-74536) - CVE-2026-74536 kernel: Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release
Summary: CVE-2026-74536 kernel: Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74536
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 12:47 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-19 16:53 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 12:47:44 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release

iso_sock_kill() tests !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket ||
sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) for early return, but this is always true since
sock_orphan(sk) sets SOCK_DEAD, so the sk reference released by socket
always leaks, iso_sock_destruct is never called.

The socket reference also leaks when __iso_sock_close() does not set
SOCK_ZAPPED, since iso_conn_del() does not call iso_sock_kill() after
zapping.

Fix by replacing SOCK_DEAD by BT_SK_KILLED flag that is not used for
something else, and lock_sock to ensure iso_sock_kill() puts sk only
after socket release only once. Release and iso_conn_del may run
concurrently. Call iso_sock_kill() from iso_conn_del() to clean sk up
after zapping.

Remove call to iso_sock_kill() from iso_sock_close(), as it's generally
no-op there.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-19 16:49:09 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081547-CVE-2026-74536-9ef7@gregkh/T


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