Use-after-free in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-74540
Published: August 16, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU143238
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-74540
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in l2cap_le_connect_rsp() in the Bluetooth L2CAP subsystem when handling a crafted LE connect response during channel processing. A remote attacker can trigger a remote disconnect race to cause a denial of service.
Affected software
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
Debian Linux
linux (Debian package)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-74540
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Linux kernel - update to 7.0 rc3
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1
linux (Debian package) - update to 6.12.105-1
External References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09f447accc2570751e7d17f0dc0788b40d3edade
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/522b730c62c53a1981604fd73524697fd347830d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/58e3c5289ad230a7e24ae4b0c7b43f5ee6e32136
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4740e7f23ff9a8210198d8b4703259e21b9f69d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fd4c1e301bdec60a40728ea37de531cbccda501a