GHSA-J62W-H52R-54CH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-15 15:30 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix UAF in l2cap_le_connect_rsp
l2cap_le_connect_rsp() obtains a channel via __l2cap_get_chan_by_ident() but neither holds a reference nor uses l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() before locking and operating on it. A concurrent l2cap_chan_del() triggered by a remote disconnect can free the channel between the lookup and l2cap_chan_lock(), causing a use-after-free.
The BR/EDR counterpart l2cap_connect_rsp() and the sibling handler l2cap_le_command_rej() already use l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() to safely hold a reference, but l2cap_le_connect_rsp() was left unprotected.
Fix by adding l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() after the ident lookup and l2cap_chan_put() on the exit path, consistent with other L2CAP response handlers.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-74540"
],
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-15T13:17:59Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: L2CAP: fix UAF in l2cap_le_connect_rsp\n\nl2cap_le_connect_rsp() obtains a channel via\n__l2cap_get_chan_by_ident() but neither holds a reference nor uses\nl2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() before locking and operating on it.\nA concurrent l2cap_chan_del() triggered by a remote disconnect can\nfree the channel between the lookup and l2cap_chan_lock(), causing\na use-after-free.\n\nThe BR/EDR counterpart l2cap_connect_rsp() and the sibling handler\nl2cap_le_command_rej() already use l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero()\nto safely hold a reference, but l2cap_le_connect_rsp() was left\nunprotected.\n\nFix by adding l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() after the ident lookup\nand l2cap_chan_put() on the exit path, consistent with other L2CAP\nresponse handlers.",
"id": "GHSA-j62w-h52r-54ch",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:32:30Z",
"published": "2026-08-15T15:30:35Z",
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