Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_sync: Avoid use-after-free in dbg for hci_remove_adv_monitor()

KASAN reports that there's a use-after-free in
hci_remove_adv_monitor(). Trawling through the disassembly, you can
see that the complaint is from the access in bt_dev_dbg() under the
HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT case. The problem case happens because
msft_remove_monitor() can end up freeing the monitor
structure. Specifically:
hci_remove_adv_monitor() ->
msft_remove_monitor() ->
msft_remove_monitor_sync() ->
msft_le_cancel_monitor_advertisement_cb() ->
hci_free_adv_monitor()

Let's fix the problem by just stashing the relevant data when it's
still valid.
Published: 2025-12-30
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 31 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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Tue, 30 Dec 2025 12:30:00 +0000

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Avoid use-after-free in dbg for hci_remove_adv_monitor() KASAN reports that there's a use-after-free in hci_remove_adv_monitor(). Trawling through the disassembly, you can see that the complaint is from the access in bt_dev_dbg() under the HCI_ADV_MONITOR_EXT_MSFT case. The problem case happens because msft_remove_monitor() can end up freeing the monitor structure. Specifically: hci_remove_adv_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor() -> msft_remove_monitor_sync() -> msft_le_cancel_monitor_advertisement_cb() -> hci_free_adv_monitor() Let's fix the problem by just stashing the relevant data when it's still valid.
Title Bluetooth: hci_sync: Avoid use-after-free in dbg for hci_remove_adv_monitor()
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-12-30T12:11:08.682Z

Reserved: 2025-12-30T12:06:44.500Z

Link: CVE-2023-54210

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-30T13:16:09.197

Modified: 2025-12-31T20:43:05.160

Link: CVE-2023-54210

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2025-12-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2023-54210 - Bugzilla

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