{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-68393","assignerOrgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","state":"PUBLISHED","assignerShortName":"Linux","dateReserved":"2026-07-30T09:28:09.388Z","datePublished":"2026-08-10T12:04:12.564Z","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:04:41.234Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"providerMetadata":{"orgId":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67","shortName":"Linux","dateUpdated":"2026-08-17T05:04:41.234Z"},"descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: hci_sync: extend conn_hash lookup critical sections\n\nUsing RCU-protected pointers outside the critical sections without\nrefcount is incorrect and may result to UAF.\n\nExtend critical section to cover both hci_conn_hash lookup and use of\nthe returned conn.\n\nAdd surrounding rcu_read_lock() also when return value is not used, in\npreparation for RCU lockdep requirement to hci_lookup_le_connect().\n\nThis avoids concurrent deletion of the conn before we are done\ndereferencing it.\n\nAlso, make sure to hold hdev->lock when accessing hdev->accept_list."}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","baseScore":8.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH"},"scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"AV:A - The affected code is the Bluetooth HCI sync/scan management layer; both sides of the race are driven by LE radio events (connection complete, disconnect, periodic advertising sync creation/termination) from a device in radio range, requiring no local access.\nAC:L - A nearby attacker drives both sides of the race — repeated LE connect/disconnect and PA sync setup/teardown queue the hci_sync work while concurrently triggering hci_conn_del() on the event workqueue — so the window can be re-attempted arbitrarily until won.\nPR:N - The vulnerable hci_update_passive_scan_sync()/hci_update_accept_list_sync()/hci_le_set_ext_scan_param_sync() paths are invoked automatically by the kernel in response to incoming LE connection and periodic-advertising events; the remote attacker needs no credentials or pairing on the target.\nUI:N - No victim action is needed — background LE scanning and accept-list updates are performed autonomously by the host stack whenever connection state changes.\nS:U - The use-after-free occurs in kernel memory and its impact is confined to the kernel's own security authority, with no crossing into a separate authorization scope such as a hypervisor or IOMMU boundary.\nC:H - The freed hci_conn is read after release (conn->dst, conn->dst_type, PHY parameters), and a heap-groomed replacement object lets the attacker read attacker-chosen or sensitive kernel data, which can additionally be exfiltrated via the resulting accept-list/scan parameters.\nI:H - hci_conn is kfree()'d via bt_link_release() while still referenced, so reallocating the slab with a controlled object yields write/control-flow primitives typical of slab use-after-free, enabling kernel memory corruption and privilege escalation.\nA:H - Dereferencing the freed hci_conn readily causes slab corruption, KASAN splats, or an oops/panic in the Bluetooth workqueues, taking down the kernel."}]}],"affected":[{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"unaffected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6d0417e4e1cf66fd917f06f0454958362714ef7d","lessThan":"83b7e67698d0b93f685875ce82c8d335436834f7","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6d0417e4e1cf66fd917f06f0454958362714ef7d","lessThan":"38326774df6198df0cc2744cc73bf77cb741c538","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6d0417e4e1cf66fd917f06f0454958362714ef7d","lessThan":"d5efd6e4b8b0634af6843178fe1a7dd2b2178a3d","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"eb8b860e87b296bd1874c79a668081efd00f9754","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"94bf6380e936339a700c0b3171a49baf512aa70b","status":"affected","versionType":"git"},{"version":"6.12.28","lessThan":"6.13","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.14.6","lessThan":"6.15","status":"affected","versionType":"semver"}]},{"product":"Linux","vendor":"Linux","defaultStatus":"affected","repo":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git","programFiles":["net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c"],"versions":[{"version":"6.15","status":"affected"},{"version":"0","lessThan":"6.15","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"6.18.42","lessThanOrEqual":"6.18.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.1.6","lessThanOrEqual":"7.1.*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"7.2","lessThanOrEqual":"*","status":"unaffected","versionType":"original_commit_for_fix"}]}],"cpeApplicability":[{"nodes":[{"operator":"OR","negate":false,"cpeMatch":[{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"6.18.42"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"7.1.6"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.15","versionEndExcluding":"7.2"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.12.28"},{"vulnerable":true,"criteria":"cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","versionStartIncluding":"6.14.6"}]}]}],"references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83b7e67698d0b93f685875ce82c8d335436834f7"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/38326774df6198df0cc2744cc73bf77cb741c538"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5efd6e4b8b0634af6843178fe1a7dd2b2178a3d"}],"title":"Bluetooth: hci_sync: extend conn_hash lookup critical sections","x_generator":{"engine":"bippy-1.2.0"}}}}