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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-23462 · published 3 April 2026

CVE-2026-23462: Linux kernel use after free vulnerability

Linux · Linux Kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: HIDP: Fix possible UAF This fixes the following trace caused by not dropping l2cap_conn reference when user->remove callback is called: [ 97.809249] l2cap_conn_free: freeing conn ffff88810a171c00 [ 97.809907] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1419 Comm: repro_standalon Not tainted 7.0.0-rc1-dirty #14 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 97.809935] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014 [ 97.809947] Call Trace: [ 97.809954] <TASK> [ 97.809961] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122) [ 97.809990] l2cap_conn_free (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1808) [ 97.810017] l2cap_conn_del (./include/linux/kref.h:66 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1821 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1798) [ 97.810055] l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7347 (discriminator 1) net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7340 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810086] ? __pfx_l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7341) [ 97.810117] hci_conn_hash_flush (./include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2152 (discriminator 2) net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2644 (discriminator 2)) [ 97.810148] hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5360) [ 97.810180] ? __pfx_hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5285) [ 97.810212] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810242] ? up_write (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:87 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2852 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:268 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:3391 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1385 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643 (discriminator 5)) [ 97.810267] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810290] ? rcu_is_watching (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 ./include/linux/context_tracking.h:128 kernel/rcu/tree.c:752) [ 97.810320] hci_unregister_dev (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:504 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2716) [ 97.810346] vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:691) [ 97.810375] ? __pfx_vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:678) [ 97.810404] __fput (fs/file_table.c:470) [ 97.810430] task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:235) [ 97.810451] ? __pfx_task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:201) [ 97.810472] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810495] ? do_raw_spin_unlock (./include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:128 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:142 (discriminator 5)) [ 97.810527] do_exit (kernel/exit.c:972) [ 97.810547] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810574] ? __pfx_do_exit (kernel/exit.c:897) [ 97.810594] ? lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:470 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 (discriminator 6)) [ 97.810616] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810639] ? do_raw_spin_lock (kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:95 (discriminator 4) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:118 (discriminator 4)) [ 97.810664] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810688] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5350 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810721] do_group_exit (kernel/exit.c:1093) [ 97.810745] get_signal (kernel/signal.c:3007 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810772] ? security_file_permission (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:37 security/security.c:2366) [ 97.810803] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810826] ? vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555) [ 97.810854] ? __pfx_get_signal (kernel/signal.c:2800) [ 97.810880] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810905] ? __pfx_vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555) [ 97.810932] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810960] arch_do_signal_or_restart (arch/ ---truncated---

8.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.26% · top 83.8% CWE-416 · Use after free
8.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.26%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
24 Jul 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: HIDP: Fix possible UAF This fixes the following trace caused by not dropping l2cap_conn reference when user->remove callback is called: [ 97.809249] l2cap_conn_free: freeing conn ffff88810a171c00 [ 97.809907] CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 1419 Comm: repro_standalon Not tainted 7.0.0-rc1-dirty #14 PREEMPT(lazy) [ 97.809935] Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.17.0-debian-1.17.0-1 04/01/2014 [ 97.809947] Call Trace: [ 97.809954] <TASK> [ 97.809961] dump_stack_lvl (lib/dump_stack.c:122) [ 97.809990] l2cap_conn_free (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1808) [ 97.810017] l2cap_conn_del (./include/linux/kref.h:66 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1821 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1798) [ 97.810055] l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7347 (discriminator 1) net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7340 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810086] ? __pfx_l2cap_disconn_cfm (net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7341) [ 97.810117] hci_conn_hash_flush (./include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2152 (discriminator 2) net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2644 (discriminator 2)) [ 97.810148] hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5360) [ 97.810180] ? __pfx_hci_dev_close_sync (net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5285) [ 97.810212] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810242] ? up_write (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic64_64.h:87 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:2852 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-long.h:268 (discriminator 5) ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:3391 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1385 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/rwsem.c:1643 (discriminator 5)) [ 97.810267] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810290] ? rcu_is_watching (./arch/x86/include/asm/atomic.h:23 ./include/linux/atomic/atomic-arch-fallback.h:457 ./include/linux/context_tracking.h:128 kernel/rcu/tree.c:752) [ 97.810320] hci_unregister_dev (net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:504 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:2716) [ 97.810346] vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:691) [ 97.810375] ? __pfx_vhci_release (drivers/bluetooth/hci_vhci.c:678) [ 97.810404] __fput (fs/file_table.c:470) [ 97.810430] task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:235) [ 97.810451] ? __pfx_task_work_run (kernel/task_work.c:201) [ 97.810472] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810495] ? do_raw_spin_unlock (./include/asm-generic/qspinlock.h:128 (discriminator 5) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:142 (discriminator 5)) [ 97.810527] do_exit (kernel/exit.c:972) [ 97.810547] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810574] ? __pfx_do_exit (kernel/exit.c:897) [ 97.810594] ? lock_acquire (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:470 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5870 (discriminator 6) kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5825 (discriminator 6)) [ 97.810616] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810639] ? do_raw_spin_lock (kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:95 (discriminator 4) kernel/locking/spinlock_debug.c:118 (discriminator 4)) [ 97.810664] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810688] ? find_held_lock (kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5350 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810721] do_group_exit (kernel/exit.c:1093) [ 97.810745] get_signal (kernel/signal.c:3007 (discriminator 1)) [ 97.810772] ? security_file_permission (./arch/x86/include/asm/jump_label.h:37 security/security.c:2366) [ 97.810803] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810826] ? vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555) [ 97.810854] ? __pfx_get_signal (kernel/signal.c:2800) [ 97.810880] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810905] ? __pfx_vfs_read (fs/read_write.c:555) [ 97.810932] ? srso_alias_return_thunk (arch/x86/lib/retpoline.S:221) [ 97.810960] arch_do_signal_or_restart (arch/ ---truncated---

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18b1263ece6431bd78fa6b61faaef5281203741c Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a47a119f33df9bb157326846390d7e8e1b45ba Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ebe5b900200ac3e01f3470506a44a447825721 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d37fa7582aa960ba23e10a7a2596a29f37ad281 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c805b7d1e580eececcc92470292e3dbc42bc3f5 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d955ccbf91ab74d76fe9e4eab2846a7d8a173075 Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf666e4fc9bdd975a61bf682b3f75cb0145eedd Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b6ed2f06d3baa44f347a0fa2af52433f386463 Patch

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-23462), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.