Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_core: Serialize ACL scheduling with channel deletion
hci_chan_sent() selects a channel under RCU but drops the read lock before
accessing chan->conn and returning the channel. The ACL and LE schedulers
then use its packet queue and update its transmit counters without any
protection against channel deletion.
After TX selects a channel and releases RCU, a disconnect command timeout
on the separate request workqueue can run hci_conn_failed() and
l2cap_conn_del(). hci_chan_del() can then unlink the channel, complete
synchronize_rcu(), purge its queue and free it before TX resumes. This
causes use-after-free both in hci_chan_sent() and in its callers.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0
Workqueue: hci0 hci_tx_work
Call Trace:
hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0
hci_tx_work+0x5e6/0xb70
Allocated by task 91:
hci_chan_create+0xe3/0x350
l2cap_conn_add.part.0+0x12/0xa30
l2cap_chan_connect+0x110d/0x1b60
l2cap_sock_connect+0x310/0x530
Freed by task 99:
hci_chan_del+0x11f/0x170
l2cap_conn_del+0x4f1/0x800
l2cap_connect_cfm+0x88c/0xd30
hci_conn_failed+0x150/0x250
hci_abort_conn_sync+0x3e3/0x800
hci_cmd_sync_run+0x7e/0xc0
hci_abort_conn+0x105/0x1f0
disconnect_sync+0x157/0x290
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x13c/0x290
Hold the existing device mutex across channel selection and transmission
in both schedulers to serialize them with channel teardown. Keep timeout
handling outside the critical sections because hci_link_tx_to() acquires
the same mutex. This also permits the transmit path to sleep, unlike
extending the RCU read-side critical section across packet submission.
Bluetooth: hci_core: Serialize ACL scheduling with channel deletion
hci_chan_sent() selects a channel under RCU but drops the read lock before
accessing chan->conn and returning the channel. The ACL and LE schedulers
then use its packet queue and update its transmit counters without any
protection against channel deletion.
After TX selects a channel and releases RCU, a disconnect command timeout
on the separate request workqueue can run hci_conn_failed() and
l2cap_conn_del(). hci_chan_del() can then unlink the channel, complete
synchronize_rcu(), purge its queue and free it before TX resumes. This
causes use-after-free both in hci_chan_sent() and in its callers.
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0
Workqueue: hci0 hci_tx_work
Call Trace:
hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0
hci_tx_work+0x5e6/0xb70
Allocated by task 91:
hci_chan_create+0xe3/0x350
l2cap_conn_add.part.0+0x12/0xa30
l2cap_chan_connect+0x110d/0x1b60
l2cap_sock_connect+0x310/0x530
Freed by task 99:
hci_chan_del+0x11f/0x170
l2cap_conn_del+0x4f1/0x800
l2cap_connect_cfm+0x88c/0xd30
hci_conn_failed+0x150/0x250
hci_abort_conn_sync+0x3e3/0x800
hci_cmd_sync_run+0x7e/0xc0
hci_abort_conn+0x105/0x1f0
disconnect_sync+0x157/0x290
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x13c/0x290
Hold the existing device mutex across channel selection and transmission
in both schedulers to serialize them with channel teardown. Keep timeout
handling outside the critical sections because hci_link_tx_to() acquires
the same mutex. This also permits the transmit path to sleep, unlike
extending the RCU read-side critical section across packet submission.
Published:
2026-10-18
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
n/a
KEV:
No
Impact:
n/a
Action:
n/a
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History
Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Serialize ACL scheduling with channel deletion hci_chan_sent() selects a channel under RCU but drops the read lock before accessing chan->conn and returning the channel. The ACL and LE schedulers then use its packet queue and update its transmit counters without any protection against channel deletion. After TX selects a channel and releases RCU, a disconnect command timeout on the separate request workqueue can run hci_conn_failed() and l2cap_conn_del(). hci_chan_del() can then unlink the channel, complete synchronize_rcu(), purge its queue and free it before TX resumes. This causes use-after-free both in hci_chan_sent() and in its callers. KASAN reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0 Workqueue: hci0 hci_tx_work Call Trace: hci_chan_sent+0x892/0x9b0 hci_tx_work+0x5e6/0xb70 Allocated by task 91: hci_chan_create+0xe3/0x350 l2cap_conn_add.part.0+0x12/0xa30 l2cap_chan_connect+0x110d/0x1b60 l2cap_sock_connect+0x310/0x530 Freed by task 99: hci_chan_del+0x11f/0x170 l2cap_conn_del+0x4f1/0x800 l2cap_connect_cfm+0x88c/0xd30 hci_conn_failed+0x150/0x250 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x3e3/0x800 hci_cmd_sync_run+0x7e/0xc0 hci_abort_conn+0x105/0x1f0 disconnect_sync+0x157/0x290 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x13c/0x290 Hold the existing device mutex across channel selection and transmission in both schedulers to serialize them with channel teardown. Keep timeout handling outside the critical sections because hci_link_tx_to() acquires the same mutex. This also permits the transmit path to sleep, unlike extending the RCU read-side critical section across packet submission. | |
| Title | Bluetooth: hci_core: Serialize ACL scheduling with channel deletion | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:47:13.062Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.367Z
Link: CVE-2026-98735
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:27.127
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:27.127
Link: CVE-2026-98735
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