CVE-2026-53251 (GCVE-0-2026-53251)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-25 08:39
Modified
2026-06-25 08:39
Severity ?
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Fix not releasing hdev reference on iso_conn_big_sync hci_get_route() returns a reference-counted hci_dev pointer via hci_dev_hold(). The function exits normally or with an error without ever releasing it.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Linux Linux Version: 1360e5b6ce63d63d23223a659ca2bbafa30a53aa
Version: 07a9342b94a91b306ed1cf6aa8254aea210764c9
Version: 07a9342b94a91b306ed1cf6aa8254aea210764c9
Version: 07a9342b94a91b306ed1cf6aa8254aea210764c9
Version: bfec1e55314896bf4a4cfdb3a9ad4872be9f06ed
Version: 6.12.2   ≤
Version: 6.11.11   ≤
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