Bug 2513222 (CVE-2026-68188) - CVE-2026-68188 kernel: Linux kernel Bluetooth RFCOMM: Denial of Service via use-after-free in set_termios
Summary: CVE-2026-68188 kernel: Linux kernel Bluetooth RFCOMM: Denial of Service via u...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-68188
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Product Security
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Reported: 2026-08-10 12:25 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-18 10:14 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-10 12:25:41 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix session UAF in set_termios

rfcomm_tty_set_termios() tests dlc->session without rfcomm_mutex and
later passes the pointer to rfcomm_send_rpn(). The latter dereferences
both session->initiator and session->sock. Meanwhile, krfcommd can
unlink the DLC and free the session while holding rfcomm_mutex.

The race can proceed as follows:

  TTY ioctl task                 krfcommd
  --------------                 --------
  load dlc->session
  enter rfcomm_send_rpn()
                                 lock rfcomm_mutex
                                 clear dlc->session
                                 free session
                                 unlock rfcomm_mutex
  read session->initiator

KASAN reported:

  BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0
  Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810012a850 by task poc/92

  Call Trace:
   rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0
   rfcomm_tty_set_termios+0x50d/0x850
   tty_set_termios+0x596/0x950
   set_termios+0x46a/0x6e0
   tty_mode_ioctl+0x152/0xbd0
   tty_ioctl+0x915/0x1240
   __x64_sys_ioctl+0x134/0x1c0

  Allocated by task 92:
   rfcomm_session_add+0x9e/0x2e0
   rfcomm_dlc_open+0x8b1/0xe00
   rfcomm_dev_activate+0x85/0x1a0
   rfcomm_tty_open+0x90/0x280

  Freed by task 68:
   kfree+0x131/0x3c0
   rfcomm_session_del+0x119/0x180
   rfcomm_run+0x737/0x4710

Add rfcomm_dlc_send_rpn(), which holds rfcomm_mutex while it verifies
that the DLC is still attached and sends the RPN frame. Have the TTY
path use the helper and drop its unlocked session check. This keeps the
session valid through both the frame construction and socket send.


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