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CVE-2026-98736NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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

Bluetooth: hci_conn: Lock parent access during enhanced SCO setup

Bluetooth: hci_conn: Lock parent access during enhanced SCO setup

hci_enhanced_setup_sync() runs on the request workqueue without the
hci_dev_lock held by its caller when setup was queued. Its CVSD
capability check and find_next_esco_param() dereference conn->parent
while the receive workqueue can unlink and release that parent.

The following interleaving can cause a use-after-free:

hci_enhanced_setup_sync() hci_disconn_complete_evt()
load conn->parent
hci_dev_lock()
hci_conn_del(ACL parent)
unlink SCO child
drop link's parent reference
clear child->parent
release ACL parent
bt_link_release()
kfree(parent)
hci_dev_unlock()
read parent->features[0][3]

The reference held for the queued SCO child does not keep its ACL parent
alive after unlinking. Commit 42de40abe25d ("Bluetooth: hci_conn: fix the
SCO setup context lifetime") protects the child stored in the queued
context, but leaves these parent accesses unprotected.

With a 40 ms diagnostic delay after loading conn->parent, an instrumented
kernel based on fd179f8a05be, which already contains 42de40abe25d,

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0xda5/0xdf0
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888102204047 by task kworker/u17:0/93
Call Trace:
hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0xda5/0xdf0
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x13c/0x290
process_one_work+0x6b4/0x10e0

Allocated by task 92:
__hci_conn_add+0x304/0x1df0
hci_connect_acl+0x349/0x3e0
hci_connect_sco+0x3b/0x9a0
sco_sock_connect+0x475/0xca0

Freed by task 94:
kfree+0x121/0x3c0
bt_link_release+0x79/0xa0
device_release+0xc8/0x240
kobject_put+0x14d/0x280
hci_conn_del+0x524/0xe30
hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x403/0x8c0
hci_event_packet+0x71b/0xb20
hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730

The accessed address is 71 bytes into the freed ACL parent, at its
features[0][3] byte; the queued SCO child is a different object. The
diagnostic preserves the loaded parent across the delay, matching the
unmodified compiled capability check, and does not change the parent
references or teardown path.

Hold hci_dev_lock() across the codec switch, including every call to
find_next_esco_param(), and release it on all selection errors. Keep
configure_datapath_sync() outside the critical section because it waits
for HCI events. Preserve parameter selection and existing return values.
Severity Level
UNKNOWN
Published Date
Oct 18, 2026
Last Modified
Oct 30, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
0.17%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
N/A

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
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