CVE-2026-68391

Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: mgmt: hold reference for hci_conn in mgmt_pending_cmds Dereferencing RCU-protected pointers outside critical sections is invalid and may lead to UAF. Use of hci_conn in hci_sync callbacks also needs to hold refcount to avoid UAF. Take appropriate locks for hci_conn lookups, and take refcount for hci_conn pointers stored in mgmt_pending_cmd so that the pointer stays valid. When accessing conn->state, ensure hdev->lock is held to avoid data race.

Affected

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

6.07b445e220db9a2c58be5d09bbbd322abf1b1452a
Vendor states this is fixed in 84674dd1d3192ecb050827d3148642609c0c9dbb (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b56f2ecafc08f372bf0529f9c4f3f429cb1702dc (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5b3b484b62bb0f4542e7622789d28871626cdf0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in da55f570191d5d72f10c607a7043b947eb05ea46 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ecdcb55ea1c01dda074406f38058785a69526734 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f915e74b6f18293d1d69a2a3305ef321ff7c0172 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.189 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.148 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.6 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-416

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