CVE-2026-74509

Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix advertising data UAFs

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTC
Updated: October 16, 2026 at 08:17 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: Fix advertising data UAFs hci_find_adv_instance() returns an adv_info pointer that is valid only while hdev->lock is held. The advertising command-sync paths perform instance lookups without that lock and, in some cases, retain the pointer while waiting for a controller response. An advertising termination event can therefore interleave as follows: hci_cmd_sync_work hci_rx_work hci_find_adv_instance() __hci_cmd_sync_status() wait for controller reply hci_dev_lock() hci_remove_adv_instance() kfree(adv) adv->scan_rsp_changed = false KASAN reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync+0x2e1/0x300 Write of size 1 at addr ffff88810a45d21d by task kworker/u17:0/88 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: hci_set_ext_scan_rsp_data_sync+0x2e1/0x300 hci_schedule_adv_instance_sync+0x390/0x4c0 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x173/0x300 Allocated by task 87: hci_add_adv_instance+0x538/0xac0 add_advertising+0x885/0x1160 Freed by task 89: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 hci_remove_adv_instance+0x1d8/0x3b0 hci_le_ext_adv_term_evt+0x17b/0x730 Protect the instance lookup and payload construction in the extended advertising, scan response, and periodic advertising data paths. Snapshot the advertising parameters under hdev->lock, but release the lock before waiting for the controller. Clear advertising-data dirty bits before issuing their commands and restore them after a failure using a fresh lookup. Likewise, update the reported transmit power through a fresh lookup after the parameter command completes. No adv_info pointer then survives an HCI command wait.

Affected

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

42fe380baaaccbe635c34ca07b29d19b9ec2498d5.15.2105.17cba6b758711cab946c787f7c15be92cc749b8e1f
Vendor states this is fixed in 565971488191bf54a87a417abafab6ad0de72201 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 95cdcd8c82a501931fd3ae9b3811b0b6da167e94 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b16ebdbebd2d37f4cdc590bc3e9db71fe90350a3 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c4cec575a6d6f7c36808a3a0017b0675968bb06b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in cdc36db204ffd97b947d64374cf23a210dc74777 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in eb1d8318764de7216e6dbba29a24d69f7ce51348 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 5.16, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.17 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.184 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.103 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.44 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.154 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.1.8 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

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