Bug 2554868 (CVE-2026-98458) - CVE-2026-98458 kernel: Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach
Summary: CVE-2026-98458 kernel: Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-98458
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-10-18 15:24 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-10-19 15:13 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-10-18 15:24:14 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach

hci_bind_cis() and hci_connect_cis() return one hci_conn hold for the
ISO layer.  A new channel association consumes that hold, which is
eventually released by iso_conn_free().

There are two cases where iso_chan_add() does not create an association:
it returns success when the socket is already attached to the same
iso_conn, and it returns -EBUSY when another socket is attached.  The
hold returned for the current call is unused in both cases.  This occurs
when deferred setup calls iso_connect_cis() again for its existing
socket, or when another socket attempts to reuse the CIS.

Detect the idempotent case while the connection is locked and release
the unused hold after iso_chan_add().  Also release it on -EBUSY.  Do not
drop it for other errors: a newly allocated iso_conn releases the
transferred hold when its last temporary reference is put.


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