SB20260815178 - Use-after-free in Linux kernel bluetooth
Published: August 15, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB20260815178
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74302)
CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free
CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in hci_unregister_dev() when a timeout fires during device teardown. A local user can trigger device teardown and a timer callback to dereference freed memory to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.
The freed memory may include the hdev->reset function pointer.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.