CVE-2026-23462 - Vulnerability Details

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/
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Vendor Product Default status Versions

Linux

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< 21a47a119f33df9bb157326846390d7e8e1b45ba
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< 45ebe5b900200ac3e01f3470506a44a447825721
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< 7c805b7d1e580eececcc92470292e3dbc42bc3f5
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< f8b6ed2f06d3baa44f347a0fa2af52433f386463
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< 4d37fa7582aa960ba23e10a7a2596a29f37ad281
`b4f34d8d9d26b2428fa7cf7c8f97690a297978e6`	affected	< dbf666e4fc9bdd975a61bf682b3f75cb0145eedd

Linux

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.10`	affected	—
`0`	unaffected	< 3.10
`6.1.167`	unaffected	≤ 6.1.*
`6.6.130`	unaffected	≤ 6.6.*
`6.12.78`	unaffected	≤ 6.12.*
`6.18.20`	unaffected	≤ 6.18.*
`6.19.10`	unaffected	≤ 6.19.*
`7.0-rc5`	unaffected	≤ *

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References

Link	Providers
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a47a119f33df9bb157326846390d7e8e1b45ba
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ebe5b900200ac3e01f3470506a44a447825721
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d37fa7582aa960ba23e10a7a2596a29f37ad281
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c805b7d1e580eececcc92470292e3dbc42bc3f5
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf666e4fc9bdd975a61bf682b3f75cb0145eedd
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b6ed2f06d3baa44f347a0fa2af52433f386463

History

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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---
Title		Bluetooth: HIDP: Fix possible UAF
First Time appeared		Linux Linux linux Kernel
CPEs		cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel::::::::
Vendors & Products		Linux Linux linux Kernel
References		https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/21a47a119f33df9bb157326846390d7e8e1b45ba https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45ebe5b900200ac3e01f3470506a44a447825721 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d37fa7582aa960ba23e10a7a2596a29f37ad281 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7c805b7d1e580eececcc92470292e3dbc42bc3f5 https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dbf666e4fc9bdd975a61bf682b3f75cb0145eedd https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8b6ed2f06d3baa44f347a0fa2af52433f386463

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published: 2026-04-03T15:15:41.718Z

Updated: 2026-04-03T15:15:41.718Z

Reserved: 2026-01-13T15:37:46.021Z

Link: CVE-2026-23462

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-03T16:16:33.313

Modified: 2026-04-03T16:16:33.313

Link: CVE-2026-23462

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