Race condition in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-52918
Published: June 26, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU135658
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-52918
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in bt_sock_poll() and the Bluetooth accept queue when polling Bluetooth sockets. A local user can trigger concurrent socket teardown and accept queue access to cause a denial of service.
The issue occurs because the accept queue is walked without synchronization while child teardown can unlink a socket and drop its last reference.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-52918
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41c8c1c7923e86e0eb59cfb4279349112756a336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec17782fd186f901a7329605d11048b085b945a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f8674cae82053f1e6bab295f6a8422cca14db5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b4c412e001b0c670eb937beab491af974da55b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a218bf69eb51fefe59a3976fa8925261141f681c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be43e6b4043113c3b3cf887c3c8350f67140274c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ce4de05df2385c19e2c7d12f529144e1a44af1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83f5e24da741fa9405aeeff00b08c5ee7c37b88