GHSA-xf88-xmxw-hhchHighCVSS 8.8

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: fix race of...

Published
August 15, 2026
Last Modified
August 17, 2026

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📋 Description

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

Bluetooth: ISO: fix race of kfree vs kref_get_unless_zero

hci_conn::iso_data is accessed and modified without lock or RCU. This leads to a race

[Task hdev->workqueue]                 	[Task 2]
iso_recv                                    iso_conn_put(conn)
  conn = LOAD hcon->iso_data                  iso_conn_free(conn)
  iso_conn_hold_unless_zero(conn)               hcon->iso_data = NULL
                                                kfree(conn)
    kref_get_unless_zero(&conn->ref) /* UAF */

and also to races in iso_conn_add() vs. iso_conn_free().

Fix by adding spinlock hci_conn::proto_lock and using it to guard hci_conn::iso_data.

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