CVE-2023-53374

Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 18, 2025 at 01:33 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early Not calling hci_(dis)connect_cfm before deleting conn referred to by a socket generally results to use-after-free. When cleaning up SCO connections when the parent ACL is deleted too early, use hci_conn_failed to do the connection cleanup properly. We also need to clean up ISO connections in a similar situation when connecting has started but LE Create CIS is not yet sent, so do it too here.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≥ 6.3.86.3.8 ≤ v < 6.46.4 ≤ v < 6.4.166.4 ≤ v < 6.5.36.4 ≤ v < 6.66.4.1 ≤ v < 6.4.166.5 ≤ v < 6.5.36.3.86.46.4 rc46.4 rc56.4 rc66.4 rc775e35bd4b7935ceed2aacd82f55940e73bf0b63bca1fd42e7dbfcb34890ffbf1f2f4b356776dab6f
Vendor states this is fixed in 3344d318337d9dca928fd448e966557ec5063f85 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 397d58007532644b35fad746da48c41161f32a57 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e94b898463a62b72a2a8b75dea8936bf4db78e00 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.4.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.5.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

7.8HIGHCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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