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GHSA-HQWP-MG54-6754

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 15:30 – Updated: 2026-08-17 06:33

Details

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

Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind

Accessing iso_pi(sk)->conn requires lock_sock, which is not taken in the "ev3" part of iso_connect_ind. It may also be NULL if socket has transitioned away from the LISTEN/CONNECT states before locking.

Fix by adding lock/release. Recheck hcon is valid after lock acquire where needed.

Severity

8.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2026-74538 (GCVE-0-2026-74538)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-15 12:27 – Updated: 2026-08-17 05:48

Title

Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind Accessing iso_pi(sk)->conn requires lock_sock, which is not taken in the "ev3" part of iso_connect_ind. It may also be NULL if socket has transitioned away from the LISTEN/CONNECT states before locking. Fix by adding lock/release. Recheck hcon is valid after lock acquire where needed.

Severity

8.8 (High)


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

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

3 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8e9cff6d80eeec28…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9bee7e476534f27e8…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4311fd6f429065a8b…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb , < e8e9cff6d80eeec28dec4cf7cc18662986945391 (git) Affected: 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb , < 9bee7e476534f27e830658dad962d85da9edf6bf (git) Affected: 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb , < 4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3 (git) Affected: 489efc9ae36f164423f5fa7ace772a7ab8131cd8 (git) Affected: 6.8.9 , < 6.9 (semver)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.9 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.9 (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.44 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.1.8 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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GHSA-HQWP-MG54-6754

CVE-2026-74538 (GCVE-0-2026-74538)

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