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

Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete

This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed
before le_read_features_complete but after
hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue
is not able to prevent it:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344
Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880796b0010 by task kworker/u9:0/52

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0xcd/0x630 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595
check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:194 [inline]
kasan_check_range+0x100/0x1b0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200
instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline]
atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline]
hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline]
le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ff/0x430 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:334
process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246
</TASK>

Allocated by task 5932:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77
poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:400 [inline]
__kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:417
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline]
kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline]
__hci_conn_add+0xf8/0x1c70 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:963
hci_conn_add_unset+0x76/0x100 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1084
le_conn_complete_evt+0x639/0x1f20 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5714
hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x23d/0x380 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5861
hci_le_meta_evt+0x357/0x5e0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7408
hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7716 [inline]
hci_event_packet+0x685/0x11c0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7773
hci_rx_work+0x2c9/0xeb0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4076
process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline]
worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421
kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246

Freed by task 5932:
kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56
kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77
__kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:587
kasan_save_free_info mm/kasan/kasan.h:406 [inline]
poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:252 [inline]
__kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:284
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:234 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2540 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:6663 [inline]
kfree+0x2f8/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:6871
device_release+0xa4/0x240 drivers/base/core.c:2565
kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline]
kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
kobject_put+0x1e7/0x590 lib/kobject.
---truncated---
Published: 2026-05-08
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A use‑after‑free flaw exists in the Linux kernel Bluetooth stack. The bug allows a freed connection object (hci_conn) to be accessed during the le_read_features_complete callback, potentially leading to corruption of kernel data structures or a kernel panic.

Affected Systems

All Linux kernel releases that include the buggy hci_sync code are affected, regardless of distribution. The patch commit referenced in the advisory (035c25007c9e698bef3826070ee34bb6d778020c and 260dc2be643b4a35b27008490c533613e3e53867) removes the use‑after‑free. Systems running a kernel version before these commits are at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 8.8, and the EPSS score is less than 1%. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Information on a publicly available exploit is not disclosed; however, kernel use‑after‑free bugs are historically high‑risk. The likely attack vector is inferred to be local or remote via the Bluetooth interface, requiring an attacker to deliver malicious Bluetooth traffic to the target device, which could be possible on exposed devices.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 15, 2026 at 19:25 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Linux kernel to a version that includes the fix for the use‑after‑free bug in hci_sync (the patch commits referenced in the advisory).
  • If an immediate kernel upgrade is not feasible, disable the Bluetooth subsystem or unload the affected hci_sync module to prevent malicious Bluetooth traffic from reaching the vulnerable code path.
  • Enable kernel debugging options such as KASAN or crash dumping to detect any memory corruption attempts in Bluetooth‑related code and monitor system stability for unexpected crashes.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 15, 2026 at 19:25 UTC.

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History

Fri, 15 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 15 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-825
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 threat_severity

Moderate

Mon, 11 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Mon, 11 May 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Mon, 11 May 2026 07:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Fri, 08 May 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue is not able to prevent it: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880796b0010 by task kworker/u9:0/52 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xcd/0x630 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:194 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x100/0x1b0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ff/0x430 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:334 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 </TASK> Allocated by task 5932: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:400 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:417 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline] __hci_conn_add+0xf8/0x1c70 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:963 hci_conn_add_unset+0x76/0x100 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1084 le_conn_complete_evt+0x639/0x1f20 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5714 hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x23d/0x380 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5861 hci_le_meta_evt+0x357/0x5e0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7408 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7716 [inline] hci_event_packet+0x685/0x11c0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7773 hci_rx_work+0x2c9/0xeb0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4076 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Freed by task 5932: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77 __kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:587 kasan_save_free_info mm/kasan/kasan.h:406 [inline] poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:252 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:284 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:234 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2540 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:6663 [inline] kfree+0x2f8/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:6871 device_release+0xa4/0x240 drivers/base/core.c:2565 kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline] kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] kobject_put+0x1e7/0x590 lib/kobject. ---truncated---
Title Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T22:22:19.339Z

Reserved: 2026-05-01T14:12:56.001Z

Link: CVE-2026-43322

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-05-08T14:16:40.810

Modified: 2026-05-15T18:15:55.047

Link: CVE-2026-43322

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-05-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-43322 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-15T19:30:05Z

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