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CVE-2026-53256NVD
Vulnerability Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: hold listener socket in rfcomm_connect_ind()
rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() scans rfcomm_sk_list under the list lock,
but returns the selected listener after dropping that lock without
taking a reference. rfcomm_connect_ind() then locks the listener,
queues a child socket on it, and may notify it after unlocking it.
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:
rfcomm_connect_ind(): listener close:
1. Find parent in 1. close() enters
rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() rfcomm_sock_release().
2. Drop rfcomm_sk_list.lock 2. rfcomm_sock_shutdown()
without pinning parent. closes the listener.
3. Call lock_sock(parent) and 3. rfcomm_sock_kill()
bt_accept_enqueue(parent, unlinks and puts parent.
sk, true).
4. Read parent flags and may 4. parent can be freed.
call sk_state_change().
If close wins the race, parent can be freed before
rfcomm_connect_ind() reaches lock_sock(), bt_accept_enqueue(), or the
deferred-setup callback.
Take a reference on the listener before leaving rfcomm_sk_list.lock.
After lock_sock() succeeds, recheck that it is still in BT_LISTEN
before queueing a child, cache the deferred-setup bit while the parent
is locked, and drop the reference after the last parent use.
KASAN reported a slab-use-after-free in lock_sock_nested() from
rfcomm_connect_ind(), with the freeing stack going through
rfcomm_sock_kill() and rfcomm_sock_release().
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: hold listener socket in rfcomm_connect_ind()
rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() scans rfcomm_sk_list under the list lock,
but returns the selected listener after dropping that lock without
taking a reference. rfcomm_connect_ind() then locks the listener,
queues a child socket on it, and may notify it after unlocking it.
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:
rfcomm_connect_ind(): listener close:
1. Find parent in 1. close() enters
rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() rfcomm_sock_release().
2. Drop rfcomm_sk_list.lock 2. rfcomm_sock_shutdown()
without pinning parent. closes the listener.
3. Call lock_sock(parent) and 3. rfcomm_sock_kill()
bt_accept_enqueue(parent, unlinks and puts parent.
sk, true).
4. Read parent flags and may 4. parent can be freed.
call sk_state_change().
If close wins the race, parent can be freed before
rfcomm_connect_ind() reaches lock_sock(), bt_accept_enqueue(), or the
deferred-setup callback.
Take a reference on the listener before leaving rfcomm_sk_list.lock.
After lock_sock() succeeds, recheck that it is still in BT_LISTEN
before queueing a child, cache the deferred-setup bit while the parent
is locked, and drop the reference after the last parent use.
KASAN reported a slab-use-after-free in lock_sock_nested() from
rfcomm_connect_ind(), with the freeing stack going through
rfcomm_sock_kill() and rfcomm_sock_release().
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 8.0 (HIGH)
Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 2.6.12.1 and < 5.10.259
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 5.11 and < 5.15.210
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 5.16 and < 6.1.176
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.2 and < 6.6.143
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.7 and < 6.12.94
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.13 and < 6.18.36
- Linux Linux Kernel >= 6.19 and < 7.0.13
- Linux Linux Kernel
- Linux Linux Kernel 5.10.259
- Linux Linux Kernel 5.15.210
- Linux Linux Kernel 6.1.176
- Linux Linux Kernel 6.6.143
- Linux Linux Kernel 6.12.94
- Linux Linux Kernel 6.18.36
- Linux Linux Kernel 7.0.13
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f73f92f66251065a5f39b09a47cf05ea14d3107
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/43c441edacf953b39517a44f5e5e10a93618b226
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f4462d12133106460d7c046b95aad2491e3fddf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8802413ce63175fb522a2bd609fb043a3550c720
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a07d741c077d4e34b16458241a94d29039386553
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0e33e409715c617e2a20f46f99aa5403a14dfda
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/de31973ef00e5aa55496f84cf6a44bb157a34e02
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f5ec76bdbeb80f75ad0be204371afffee0f8fac8
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html