In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_conn: fix potential UAF in create_big_sync
Add hci_conn_valid() check in create_big_sync() to detect stale
connections before proceeding with BIG creation. Handle the
resulting -ECANCELED in create_big_complete() and re-validate the
connection under hci_dev_lock() before dereferencing, matching the
pattern used by create_le_conn_complete() and create_pa_complete().
Keep the hci_conn object alive across the async boundary by taking
a reference via hci_conn_get() when queueing create_big_sync(), and
dropping it in the completion callback. The refcount and the lock
are complementary: the refcount keeps the object allocated, while
hci_dev_lock() serializes hci_conn_hash_del()'s list_del_rcu() on
hdev->conn_hash, as required by hci_conn_del().
hci_conn_put() is called outside hci_dev_unlock() so the final put
(which resolves to kfree() via bt_link_release) does not run under
hdev->lock, though the release path would be safe either way.
Without this, create_big_complete() would unconditionally
dereference the conn pointer on error, causing a use-after-free
via hci_connect_cfm() and hci_conn_del().
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History
24 Jun 2026, 18:26
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CWE | CWE-416 | |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0beddb0c380bed5f5b8e61ddbe14635bb73d0b41 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1750a2df0eab61dc421a7afae74abdd239a44b85 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6823f730bf195fc296d9edd09e2ca94bc1ff5584 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc34f8d8240f25dd137dc2758ebbcc75e3779142 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8eaf92c57ad99358dd372580d5ff87623343a72 - Patch |
30 May 2026, 11:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
28 May 2026, 10:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-28 10:16
Updated : 2026-06-24 18:26
NVD link : CVE-2026-46111
Mitre link : CVE-2026-46111
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46111
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
