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

Bluetooth: hci_event: fix LE list UAF on reset

hci_cc_reset() clears the LE accept and resolving lists without taking
hdev->lock. Other command-complete handlers serialize updates to these
lists with that lock, and the debugfs readers hold it while walking them.

This permits the reset completion and a debugfs read to interleave as
follows:

hci_rx_work debugfs reader
----------- --------------
lock hdev->lock
fetch current entry
list_del(entry)
kfree(entry)
read entry fields

The reader then dereferences a freed list entry and may follow its stale
next pointer.

KASAN reported:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in white_list_show+0x15f/0x180
Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881015dab16 by task poc/95

Call Trace:
white_list_show+0x15f/0x180
seq_read_iter+0x3ff/0x1190
seq_read+0x267/0x3d0
vfs_read+0x177/0xa20
ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0

Allocated by task 91:
hci_bdaddr_list_add+0x1a6/0x3a0
hci_cc_le_add_to_accept_list+0xab/0x140
hci_cmd_complete_evt+0x26c/0x9a0
hci_event_packet+0x454/0xb20
hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730

Freed by task 90:
kfree+0x131/0x3c0
hci_bdaddr_list_clear+0xd8/0x160
hci_cc_reset+0x28a/0x370
hci_cmd_complete_evt+0x26c/0x9a0
hci_event_packet+0x454/0xb20
hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730

Take hdev->lock around both list clears. This matches the existing
mutation and traversal locking convention.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
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Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: fix LE list UAF on reset hci_cc_reset() clears the LE accept and resolving lists without taking hdev->lock. Other command-complete handlers serialize updates to these lists with that lock, and the debugfs readers hold it while walking them. This permits the reset completion and a debugfs read to interleave as follows: hci_rx_work debugfs reader ----------- -------------- lock hdev->lock fetch current entry list_del(entry) kfree(entry) read entry fields The reader then dereferences a freed list entry and may follow its stale next pointer. KASAN reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in white_list_show+0x15f/0x180 Read of size 1 at addr ffff8881015dab16 by task poc/95 Call Trace: white_list_show+0x15f/0x180 seq_read_iter+0x3ff/0x1190 seq_read+0x267/0x3d0 vfs_read+0x177/0xa20 ksys_read+0xf7/0x1c0 Allocated by task 91: hci_bdaddr_list_add+0x1a6/0x3a0 hci_cc_le_add_to_accept_list+0xab/0x140 hci_cmd_complete_evt+0x26c/0x9a0 hci_event_packet+0x454/0xb20 hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730 Freed by task 90: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 hci_bdaddr_list_clear+0xd8/0x160 hci_cc_reset+0x28a/0x370 hci_cmd_complete_evt+0x26c/0x9a0 hci_event_packet+0x454/0xb20 hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730 Take hdev->lock around both list clears. This matches the existing mutation and traversal locking convention.
Title Bluetooth: hci_event: fix LE list UAF on reset
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T15:12:36.599Z

Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.791Z

Link: CVE-2026-80764

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T16:18:01.617

Modified: 2026-09-04T16:18:01.617

Link: CVE-2026-80764

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Updated: 2026-09-04T17:30:17Z

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