CVE-2026-64408

Bluetooth: bnep: pin L2CAP connection during netdev registration

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 25, 2026 at 08:50 AM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: bnep: pin L2CAP connection during netdev registration bnep_add_connection() reads the L2CAP connection without holding the channel lock, then passes its HCI device to register_netdev(). Controller teardown can clear and release that connection concurrently, leaving the network device registration path to dereference a freed parent device. Take a reference to the L2CAP connection while holding the channel lock. Retain it until register_netdev() has taken the parent device reference.

Affected

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

3.13 ≤ v < 5.10.2615.11 ≤ v < 5.15.2125.16 ≤ v < 6.1.1786.13 ≤ v < 6.18.396.19 ≤ v < 7.1.46.2 ≤ v < 6.6.1456.7 ≤ v < 6.12.9665f53e9802dbfae0e5758a91793c3f5f8bece49b7.27.2 rc17.2 rc2
Vendor states this is fixed in 390b5db3ff8745187f094c4e915663b7b1f98944 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 46a88784c4c9b96954dd86f747ce93f65efa1302 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 551ae773ec64045b4e72099132654887e0270bcc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 563a8573047182f550b1e1e030615755cd8c41da (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a6b22dbd80926556290ad2243be25218d6956a19 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ae215c5b6422d8eda443b861b124bd1be6969c31 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in bb067a99a0356196c0b89a95721985485ebce5a5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in df22adc7eafc22e651561813c11dc51a796b12ee (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 3.13 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.261 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.212 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.178 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.96 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.39 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.145 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-416

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