In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in hci_disconnect_all_sync
Use-after-free can occur in hci_disconnect_all_sync if a connection is
deleted by concurrent processing of a controller event.
To prevent this the code now tries to iterate over the list backwards
to ensure the links are cleanup before its parents, also it no longer
relies on a cursor, instead it always uses the last element since
hci_abort_conn_sync is guaranteed to call hci_conn_del.
UAF crash log:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_set_powered_sync
(net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5424) [bluetooth]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888009d9c000 by task kworker/u9:0/124
CPU: 0 PID: 124 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Tainted: G W
6.5.0-rc1+ #10
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS
1.16.2-1.fc38 04/01/2014
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x90
print_report+0xcf/0x670
? __virt_addr_valid+0xdd/0x160
? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
kasan_report+0xa6/0xe0
? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_hci_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x137/0x220 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0
? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
? mark_held_locks+0x1a/0x90
worker_thread+0x92/0x630
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x196/0x1e0
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
</TASK>
Allocated by task 1782:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
hci_conn_add+0xa5/0xa80 [bluetooth]
hci_bind_cis+0x881/0x9b0 [bluetooth]
iso_connect_cis+0x121/0x520 [bluetooth]
iso_sock_connect+0x3f6/0x790 [bluetooth]
__sys_connect+0x109/0x130
__x64_sys_connect+0x40/0x50
do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8
Freed by task 695:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50
__kasan_slab_free+0x10a/0x180
__kmem_cache_free+0x14d/0x2e0
device_release+0x5d/0xf0
kobject_put+0xdf/0x270
hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x274/0x3a0 [bluetooth]
hci_event_packet+0x579/0x7e0 [bluetooth]
hci_rx_work+0x287/0xaa0 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0
worker_thread+0x92/0x630
kthread+0x196/0x1e0
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
==================================================================
Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in hci_disconnect_all_sync
Use-after-free can occur in hci_disconnect_all_sync if a connection is
deleted by concurrent processing of a controller event.
To prevent this the code now tries to iterate over the list backwards
to ensure the links are cleanup before its parents, also it no longer
relies on a cursor, instead it always uses the last element since
hci_abort_conn_sync is guaranteed to call hci_conn_del.
UAF crash log:
==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_set_powered_sync
(net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5424) [bluetooth]
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888009d9c000 by task kworker/u9:0/124
CPU: 0 PID: 124 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Tainted: G W
6.5.0-rc1+ #10
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS
1.16.2-1.fc38 04/01/2014
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x90
print_report+0xcf/0x670
? __virt_addr_valid+0xdd/0x160
? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
kasan_report+0xa6/0xe0
? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_hci_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x137/0x220 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0
? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10
? mark_held_locks+0x1a/0x90
worker_thread+0x92/0x630
? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
kthread+0x196/0x1e0
? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
</TASK>
Allocated by task 1782:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30
__kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
hci_conn_add+0xa5/0xa80 [bluetooth]
hci_bind_cis+0x881/0x9b0 [bluetooth]
iso_connect_cis+0x121/0x520 [bluetooth]
iso_sock_connect+0x3f6/0x790 [bluetooth]
__sys_connect+0x109/0x130
__x64_sys_connect+0x40/0x50
do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8
Freed by task 695:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60
kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30
kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50
__kasan_slab_free+0x10a/0x180
__kmem_cache_free+0x14d/0x2e0
device_release+0x5d/0xf0
kobject_put+0xdf/0x270
hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x274/0x3a0 [bluetooth]
hci_event_packet+0x579/0x7e0 [bluetooth]
hci_rx_work+0x287/0xaa0 [bluetooth]
process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0
worker_thread+0x92/0x630
kthread+0x196/0x1e0
ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
==================================================================
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in hci_disconnect_all_sync Use-after-free can occur in hci_disconnect_all_sync if a connection is deleted by concurrent processing of a controller event. To prevent this the code now tries to iterate over the list backwards to ensure the links are cleanup before its parents, also it no longer relies on a cursor, instead it always uses the last element since hci_abort_conn_sync is guaranteed to call hci_conn_del. UAF crash log: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_set_powered_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5424) [bluetooth] Read of size 8 at addr ffff888009d9c000 by task kworker/u9:0/124 CPU: 0 PID: 124 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Tainted: G W 6.5.0-rc1+ #10 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-1.fc38 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x5b/0x90 print_report+0xcf/0x670 ? __virt_addr_valid+0xdd/0x160 ? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth] kasan_report+0xa6/0xe0 ? hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] hci_set_powered_sync+0x2c9/0x4a0 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_hci_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_lock_release+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_set_powered_sync+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x137/0x220 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_do_raw_spin_lock+0x10/0x10 ? mark_held_locks+0x1a/0x90 worker_thread+0x92/0x630 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x196/0x1e0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 </TASK> Allocated by task 1782: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 hci_conn_add+0xa5/0xa80 [bluetooth] hci_bind_cis+0x881/0x9b0 [bluetooth] iso_connect_cis+0x121/0x520 [bluetooth] iso_sock_connect+0x3f6/0x790 [bluetooth] __sys_connect+0x109/0x130 __x64_sys_connect+0x40/0x50 do_syscall_64+0x60/0x90 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x6e/0xd8 Freed by task 695: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_set_track+0x25/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x2b/0x50 __kasan_slab_free+0x10a/0x180 __kmem_cache_free+0x14d/0x2e0 device_release+0x5d/0xf0 kobject_put+0xdf/0x270 hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x274/0x3a0 [bluetooth] hci_event_packet+0x579/0x7e0 [bluetooth] hci_rx_work+0x287/0xaa0 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x526/0x9d0 worker_thread+0x92/0x630 kthread+0x196/0x1e0 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50 ================================================================== | |
| Title | Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in hci_disconnect_all_sync | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2025-12-08T01:19:23.927Z
Reserved: 2025-12-08T01:18:04.281Z
Link: CVE-2023-53762
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2025-12-08T02:15:52.043
Modified: 2025-12-08T02:15:52.043
Link: CVE-2023-53762
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