CVE-2026-74540
In 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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.26%). 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: 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.
- 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
- 0.26% probability · 17th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09f447accc2570751e7d17f0dc0788b40d3edade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15d6c2367217a6a20b1abae9f38ded716bf620f1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1818180fe12d6cec7a437bc59cde8efdf6b10250
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/522b730c62c53a1981604fd73524697fd347830d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e3c5289ad230a7e24ae4b0c7b43f5ee6e32136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8325eafb38c3dee5af329266393763693d17381b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4740e7f23ff9a8210198d8b4703259e21b9f69d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4c1e301bdec60a40728ea37de531cbccda501a
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.