CVE-2026-68393

Bluetooth: hci_sync: extend conn_hash lookup critical sections

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 10, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
Updated: October 21, 2026 at 01:19 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: extend conn_hash lookup critical sections Using RCU-protected pointers outside the critical sections without refcount is incorrect and may result to UAF. Extend critical section to cover both hci_conn_hash lookup and use of the returned conn. Add surrounding rcu_read_lock() also when return value is not used, in preparation for RCU lockdep requirement to hci_lookup_le_connect(). This avoids concurrent deletion of the conn before we are done dereferencing it. Also, make sure to hold hdev->lock when accessing hdev->accept_list.

Affected

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

6.12.286.14.66.156d0417e4e1cf66fd917f06f0454958362714ef7d94bf6380e936339a700c0b3171a49baf512aa70beb8b860e87b296bd1874c79a668081efd00f9754
Vendor states this is fixed in 38326774df6198df0cc2744cc73bf77cb741c538 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 83b7e67698d0b93f685875ce82c8d335436834f7 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in d5efd6e4b8b0634af6843178fe1a7dd2b2178a3d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.114 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 6.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.42 (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

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusRECEIVED
CWE
CWE-416

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