CVE-2026-53357

HIGHPre-NVD 8.08.0
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-02. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:linux, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del()

bt_accept_dequeue() unlinks a not-yet-accepted child from the parent accept queue and release_sock()s it before returning, so the returned sk has no caller reference and is unlocked.

l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() walks these children on listening-socket close. A concurrent HCI disconnect drives hci_rx_work -> l2cap_conn_del() which runs l2cap_chan_del() + l2cap_sock_kill() and frees the child sk and its l2cap_chan; cleanup_listen() then uses both:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in l2cap_sock_kill l2cap_sock_kill / l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen / __x64_sys_close Freed by: l2cap_conn_del -> l2cap_sock_close_cb -> l2cap_sock_kill

This is distinct from the two fixes already in this area: commit e83f5e24da741 ("Bluetooth: serialize accept_q access") serialises the accept_q list/poll and takes temporary refs inside bt_accept_dequeue(), and CVE-2025-39860 serialises the userspace close()/accept() race by calling cleanup_listen() under lock_sock() in l2cap_sock_release(). Neither covers l2cap_conn_del() running from hci_rx_work, so this UAF still reproduces on current bluetooth/master.

Take the reference at the source: bt_accept_dequeue() does sock_hold() while sk is still locked, before release_sock(); callers sock_put(). cleanup_listen() pins the chan with l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() under a brief child sk lock (serialising vs l2cap_sock_teardown_cb()), drops it before l2cap_chan_lock(), and skips a duplicate l2cap_sock_kill() on SOCK_DEAD. conn->lock is not taken here: cleanup_listen() runs under the parent sk lock and that would invert conn->lock -> chan->lock -> sk_lock (lockdep).

KASAN/SMP: an unprivileged listen/close vs HCI-disconnect race produced 12 use-after-free reports per run before this change; 0, and no lockdep report, over 1600+ raced iterations after it on bluetooth/master.

CVSS v3
8.0
EG Score
8.0(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity80% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
19%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 2, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Jul 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab1513597c6cf17cd1ad2a21e3b045421b48e022
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5ca86a6097a8b030ca3226cd300b17ed330f966
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/added1213395071470a900cc845a042fb51882a6
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87c543e2f78d0871f271df92dab98901bbd5b6f5
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d86d2f1b4d9a508c441d3e45277ae1a73cfed57
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7eebd4c2c86f573af87ff165d08a83432eb0b919
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/407217734835d21d4e0105ebf347860dc1806f88
generic

Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2cap_sock_cleanup_listen() vs l2cap_conn_del() - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/751de6ec671fe75ad9cf65a0638d2a06b6a5984d

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53357(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(8)

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (54 versions)5.10.259-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.174-1~deb11u1 (20 versions)6.1.176-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (53 versions)6.1.176-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.94-1~bpo12+1 (27 versions)6.12.94-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 7.0.9-1~bpo13+1 (141 versions)7.0.12-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

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Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 102× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-09-06 14:20 UTCVendor advisory
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  9. 2026-09-05 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53357?
CVE-2026-53357 is a high vulnerability published on July 2, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix UAF in l2capsockcleanuplisten() vs l2capconn_del() btacceptdequeue() unlinks a not-yet-accepted child from the parent accept queue and release_sock()s it before returning, so the returned sk has no caller reference…
When was CVE-2026-53357 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53357 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 2, 2026, with the most recent update on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53357 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53357 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 80.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53357?
CVE-2026-53357 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.0 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53357?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53357, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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