CVE-2026-46275

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46275
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46275.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2026-46275
Downstream
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DEBIAN (1)
ECHO (1)
OESA (1)
openSUSE (2)
RHSA (1)
ROOT (5)
SUSE (12)
UBUNTU (1)
Related
ALSA (1)
openSUSE (2)
SUSE (12)
Published
2026-06-08T14:30:54Z
Modified
2026-10-13T11:42:10Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix UAFs and race conditions in close and init paths
Details

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

Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix UAFs and race conditions in close and init paths

Vulnerabilities leading to Use-After-Free (UAF) and Null Pointer Dereference (NPD) conditions were observed in the lifecycle management of hci_uart.

The primary issue arises because the workqueues (init_ready and write_work) are only flushed/cancelled if the HCI_UART_PROTO_READY flag is set during TTY close. If a hangup occurs before setup completes, hci_uart_tty_close() skips the teardown of these workqueues and proceeds to free the hu struct. When the scheduled work executes later, it blindly dereferences the freed hu struct.

Furthermore, several data races and UAFs were identified in the teardown sequence:

  1. Calling hci_uart_flush() from hci_uart_close() without effectively disabling write_work causes a race condition where both can concurrently double-free hu->tx_skb. This happens because protocol timers can concurrently invoke hci_uart_tx_wakeup() and requeue write_work.
  2. Calling hci_free_dev(hdev) before hu->proto->close(hu) causes a UAF when vendor specific protocol close callbacks dereference hu->hdev.
  3. In the initialization error paths, failing to take the proto_lock write lock before clearing PROTO_READY leads to races with active readers. Additionally, hci_uart_tty_receive() accesses hu->hdev outside the read lock, leading to UAFs if the initialization error path frees hdev concurrently.

Fix these synchronization and lifecycle issues by:

  1. Re-ordering hci_uart_tty_close() to clear HCI_UART_PROTO_READY first, followed immediately by a cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work). Clearing the flag locks out concurrent protocol timers from successfully invoking hci_uart_tx_wakeup(), effectively rendering the cancellation permanent and preventing the tx_skb double-free.
  2. Note: Clearing PROTO_READY early causes hci_uart_close() to skip hu->proto->flush(). This is perfectly safe in the tty_close path because hu->proto->close() executes shortly after, which intrinsically purges all protocol SKB queues and tears down the state.
  3. Relocating hu->proto->close(hu) strictly prior to hci_free_dev(hdev) across all close and error paths to prevent vendor-level UAFs.
  4. Moving the hdev->stat.byte_rx increment in hci_uart_tty_receive() inside the proto_lock read-side critical section to safely synchronize with device unregistration.
  5. Adding cancel_work_sync(&hu->write_work) to hci_uart_close() to safely flush the workqueue before hci_uart_flush() is invoked via the HCI core.
  6. Utilizing cancel_work_sync() instead of disable_work_sync() across all paths to prevent permanently breaking user-space retry capabilities.
Database specific 
{
    "cna_assigner":  "Linux",
    "osv_generated_from":  "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/46xxx/CVE-2026-46275.json"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
3b799254cf6f481460719023d7a18f46651e5e7f
Fixed
78aad93e938f013d9272fe0ee168f27883afa95c
Fixed
e2d19969c8d9198ecc3090bcd5312ecd503a3339
Fixed
c85cff648a2bc92322912db5f1727ad05afae7b6
Fixed
9d20d48be2c4a071fb015eb09bda2cecd25daf34
Fixed
81c7a3c22a0f2808cf4ae0b4908f59763b23606d
Fixed
192cb0f1ca706d9a1bc36ae0ad5f666d1e4fd894
Fixed
7338031946bd06f6dff149e67b60c4cd083bfea8
Fixed
c1bb9336ae6b54a5f6a353c4bd4ed9a4307e429b
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.14.203
Fixed
4.15
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
4.19.153
Fixed
4.20
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
5.4.73
Fixed
5.5
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
5.8.17
Fixed
5.9
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
5.9.2
Fixed
5.10
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
cd27019bc149f20f12ebec943c2b4c775745a5a0
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
aea63181b6fcb6b9ccde1ada9ea51be19c4015af
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
0d234d1135dcd8876de0576dac68efd0a87eef87
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
3fe978892ab46efc2f3830d9abc015eff72caaf9
Type
GIT
Repo
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Events
Introduced
0d987e14bebaf0f67ee7dbefaf6165c62cd1d27f

Affected versions

v4.*
v4.14.203
v4.14.204
v4.14.205
v4.14.206
v4.14.207
v4.14.208
v4.14.209
v4.14.210
v4.14.211
v4.14.212
v4.14.213
v4.14.214
v4.14.215
v4.14.216
v4.14.217
v4.14.218
v4.14.219
v4.14.220
v4.14.221
v4.14.222
v4.14.223
v4.14.224
v4.14.225
v4.14.226
v4.14.227
v4.14.228
v4.14.229
v4.14.230
v4.14.231
v4.14.232
v4.14.233
v4.14.234
v4.14.235
v4.14.236
v4.14.237
v4.14.238
v4.14.239
v4.14.240
v4.14.241
v4.14.242
v4.14.243
v4.14.244
v4.14.245
v4.14.246
v4.14.247
v4.14.248
v4.14.249
v4.14.250
v4.14.251
v4.14.252
v4.14.253
v4.14.254
v4.14.255
v4.14.256
v4.14.257
v4.14.258
v4.14.259
v4.14.260
v4.14.261
v4.14.262
v4.14.263
v4.14.264
v4.14.265
v4.14.266
v4.14.267
v4.14.268
v4.14.269
v4.14.270
v4.14.271
v4.14.272
v4.14.273
v4.14.274
v4.14.275
v4.14.276
v4.14.277
v4.14.278
v4.14.279
v4.14.280
v4.14.281
v4.14.282
v4.14.283
v4.14.284
v4.14.285
v4.14.286
v4.14.287
v4.14.288
v4.14.289
v4.14.290
v4.14.291
v4.14.292
v4.14.293
v4.14.294
v4.14.295
v4.14.296
v4.14.297
v4.14.298
v4.14.299
v4.14.300
v4.14.301
v4.14.302
v4.14.303
v4.14.304
v4.14.305
v4.14.306
v4.14.307
v4.14.308
v4.14.309
v4.14.310
v4.14.311
v4.14.312
v4.14.313
v4.14.314
v4.14.315
v4.14.316
v4.14.317
v4.14.318
v4.14.319
v4.14.320
v4.14.321
v4.14.322
v4.14.323
v4.14.324
v4.14.325
v4.14.326
v4.14.327
v4.14.328
v4.14.329
v4.14.330
v4.14.331
v4.14.332
v4.14.333
v4.14.334
v4.14.335
v4.14.336
v4.19.153
v4.19.154
v4.19.155
v4.19.156
v4.19.157
v4.19.158
v4.19.159
v4.19.160
v4.19.161
v4.19.162
v4.19.163
v4.19.164
v4.19.165
v4.19.166
v4.19.167
v4.19.168
v4.19.169
v4.19.170
v4.19.171
v4.19.172
v4.19.173
v4.19.174
v4.19.175
v4.19.176
v4.19.177
v4.19.178
v4.19.179
v4.19.180
v4.19.181
v4.19.182
v4.19.183
v4.19.184
v4.19.185
v4.19.186
v4.19.187
v4.19.188
v4.19.189
v4.19.190
v4.19.191
v4.19.192
v4.19.193
v4.19.194
v4.19.195
v4.19.196
v4.19.197
v4.19.198
v4.19.199
v4.19.200
v4.19.201
v4.19.202
v4.19.203
v4.19.204
v4.19.205
v4.19.206
v4.19.207
v4.19.208
v4.19.209
v4.19.210
v4.19.211
v4.19.212
v4.19.213
v4.19.214
v4.19.215
v4.19.216
v4.19.217
v4.19.218
v4.19.219
v4.19.220
v4.19.221
v4.19.222
v4.19.223
v4.19.224
v4.19.225
v4.19.226
v4.19.227
v4.19.228
v4.19.229
v4.19.230
v4.19.231
v4.19.232
v4.19.233
v4.19.234
v4.19.235
v4.19.236
v4.19.237
v4.19.238
v4.19.239
v4.19.240
v4.19.241
v4.19.242
v4.19.243
v4.19.244
v4.19.245
v4.19.246
v4.19.247
v4.19.248
v4.19.249
v4.19.250
v4.19.251
v4.19.252
v4.19.253
v4.19.254
v4.19.255
v4.19.256
v4.19.257
v4.19.258
v4.19.259
v4.19.260
v4.19.261
v4.19.262
v4.19.263
v4.19.264
v4.19.265
v4.19.266
v4.19.267
v4.19.268
v4.19.269
v4.19.270
v4.19.271
v4.19.272
v4.19.273
v4.19.274
v4.19.275
v4.19.276
v4.19.277
v4.19.278
v4.19.279
v4.19.280
v4.19.281
v4.19.282
v4.19.283
v4.19.284
v4.19.285
v4.19.286
v4.19.287
v4.19.288
v4.19.289
v4.19.290
v4.19.291
v4.19.292
v4.19.293
v4.19.294
v4.19.295
v4.19.296
v4.19.297
v4.19.298
v4.19.299
v4.19.300
v4.19.301
v4.19.302
v4.19.303
v4.19.304
v4.19.305
v4.19.306
v4.19.307
v4.19.308
v4.19.309
v4.19.310
v4.19.311
v4.19.312
v4.19.313
v4.19.314
v4.19.315
v4.19.316
v4.19.317
v4.19.318
v4.19.319
v4.19.320
v4.19.321
v4.19.322
v4.19.323
v4.19.324
v4.19.325
v5.*
v5.4.100
v5.4.101
v5.4.102
v5.4.103
v5.4.104
v5.4.105
v5.4.106
v5.4.107
v5.4.108
v5.4.109
v5.4.110
v5.4.111
v5.4.112
v5.4.113
v5.4.114
v5.4.115
v5.4.116
v5.4.117
v5.4.118
v5.4.119
v5.4.120
v5.4.121
v5.4.122
v5.4.123
v5.4.124
v5.4.125
v5.4.126
v5.4.127
v5.4.128
v5.4.129
v5.4.130
v5.4.131
v5.4.132
v5.4.133
v5.4.134
v5.4.135
v5.4.136
v5.4.137
v5.4.138
v5.4.139
v5.4.140
v5.4.141
v5.4.142
v5.4.143
v5.4.144
v5.4.145
v5.4.146
v5.4.147
v5.4.148
v5.4.149
v5.4.150
v5.4.151
v5.4.152
v5.4.153
v5.4.154
v5.4.155
v5.4.156
v5.4.157
v5.4.158
v5.4.159
v5.4.160
v5.4.161
v5.4.162
v5.4.163
v5.4.164
v5.4.165
v5.4.166
v5.4.167
v5.4.168
v5.4.169
v5.4.170
v5.4.171
v5.4.172
v5.4.173
v5.4.174
v5.4.175
v5.4.176
v5.4.177
v5.4.178
v5.4.179
v5.4.180
v5.4.181
v5.4.182
v5.4.183
v5.4.184
v5.4.185
v5.4.186
v5.4.187
v5.4.188
v5.4.189
v5.4.190
v5.4.191
v5.4.192
v5.4.193
v5.4.194
v5.4.195
v5.4.196
v5.4.197
v5.4.198
v5.4.199
v5.4.200
v5.4.201
v5.4.202
v5.4.203
v5.4.204
v5.4.205
v5.4.206
v5.4.207
v5.4.208
v5.4.209
v5.4.210
v5.4.211
v5.4.212
v5.4.213
v5.4.214
v5.4.215
v5.4.216
v5.4.217
v5.4.218
v5.4.219
v5.4.220
v5.4.221
v5.4.222
v5.4.223
v5.4.224
v5.4.225
v5.4.226
v5.4.227
v5.4.228
v5.4.229
v5.4.230
v5.4.231
v5.4.232
v5.4.233
v5.4.234
v5.4.235
v5.4.236
v5.4.237
v5.4.238
v5.4.239
v5.4.240
v5.4.241
v5.4.242
v5.4.243
v5.4.244
v5.4.245
v5.4.246
v5.4.247
v5.4.248
v5.4.249
v5.4.250
v5.4.251
v5.4.252
v5.4.253
v5.4.254
v5.4.255
v5.4.256
v5.4.257
v5.4.258
v5.4.259
v5.4.260
v5.4.261
v5.4.262
v5.4.263
v5.4.264
v5.4.265
v5.4.266
v5.4.267
v5.4.268
v5.4.269
v5.4.270
v5.4.271
v5.4.272
v5.4.273
v5.4.274
v5.4.275
v5.4.276
v5.4.277
v5.4.278
v5.4.279
v5.4.280
v5.4.281
v5.4.282
v5.4.283
v5.4.284
v5.4.285
v5.4.286
v5.4.287
v5.4.288
v5.4.289
v5.4.290
v5.4.291
v5.4.292
v5.4.293
v5.4.294
v5.4.295
v5.4.296
v5.4.297
v5.4.298
v5.4.299
v5.4.300
v5.4.301
v5.4.302
v5.4.73
v5.4.74
v5.4.75
v5.4.76
v5.4.77
v5.4.78
v5.4.79
v5.4.80
v5.4.81
v5.4.82
v5.4.83
v5.4.84
v5.4.85
v5.4.86
v5.4.87
v5.4.88
v5.4.89
v5.4.90
v5.4.91
v5.4.92
v5.4.93
v5.4.94
v5.4.95
v5.4.96
v5.4.97
v5.4.98
v5.4.99
v5.8.17
v5.8.18
v5.9.10
v5.9.11
v5.9.12
v5.9.13
v5.9.14
v5.9.15
v5.9.16
v5.9.2
v5.9.3
v5.9.4
v5.9.5
v5.9.6
v5.9.7
v5.9.8
v5.9.9

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46275.json"

Linux / Kernel

Package

Name
Kernel

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.10.0
Fixed
5.10.258
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.11.0
Fixed
5.15.209
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
5.16.0
Fixed
6.1.175
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.2.0
Fixed
6.6.142
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.7.0
Fixed
6.12.92
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.13.0
Fixed
6.18.34
Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
6.19.0
Fixed
7.0.11

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2026-46275.json"