CVE-2026-74531
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: hold conn reference in abort_conn_sync() There is theoretical UAF if the conn is freed while the hci_sync task is running.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: hold conn reference in abort_conn_sync() There is theoretical UAF if the conn is freed while the hci_sync task is running. Hold refcount to avoid that.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.25% probability · 17th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5761d003daa987ac81463f570713ce9c9dd204e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/64d1645f26aa49b5a86ba2fccd0bb6749ea725a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/963fb4b8e7d1ab07b4ae45bf15d41e667c88caca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8f9fef362bab431d95371d3406bc720350290c3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa812cfa81aa3d4a7b6ce8277979af57b3f79712
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.