CVE-2026-64404

Bluetooth: ISO: avoid NULL deref of conn in iso_conn_big_sync()

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:50 AM UTC
Updated: September 4, 2026 at 03:36 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: avoid NULL deref of conn in iso_conn_big_sync() iso_conn_big_sync() drops the socket lock to call hci_get_route() and then re-acquires it, but dereferences iso_pi(sk)->conn->hcon afterwards without re-checking that conn is still valid. While the lock is dropped, the connection can be torn down under the same socket lock: iso_disconn_cfm() -> iso_conn_del() -> iso_chan_del() sets iso_pi(sk)->conn to NULL (and the broadcast teardown path can also clear conn->hcon on its own). When iso_conn_big_sync() re-acquires the lock and reads conn->hcon, conn may be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference (hcon is the first member of struct iso_conn). This path is reached from iso_sock_recvmsg() for a PA-sync broadcast sink socket (BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP | BT_SK_PA_SYNC), so the dropped-lock window can race with connection teardown driven by controller events. Re-validate iso_pi(sk)->conn and its hcon after re-acquiring the socket lock and bail out if the connection went away, as already done in the sibling iso_sock_rebind_bc().

Affected

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

6.12.6 ≤ v < 6.12.966.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.13 ≤ v < 7.1.46.13 ≤ v < 7.26.13.1 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.12.66.136.13 rc36.13 rc46.13 rc56.13 rc66.13 rc77.2 rc17.2 rc27a17308c17880d259105f6e591eb1bc77b9612f0cbe640d6cae590b9a7d81ce86fe9a90e83eec1d5
Vendor states this is fixed in 01afd198c2c286cd3b81f44d4e33a2e638711550 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b3e647a4aa4d2d054f86a783f5c426035e1dc237 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b84eeb7636d6962dd882d5e0b31475e4f404313c (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5541eb148da72d5e0a1bca8ecd171f9fc8b366f (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-476

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