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          "lang": "en",
          "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: ISO: fix refcounting of iso_conn\n\niso_conn_del() and iso_chan_del() have a race that results to double-put\nof iso_conn:\n\n    [Task hdev-\u003eworkqueue]         [Task 2]\n    iso_conn_del                   iso_chan_del\n      iso_conn_hold_unless_zero      iso_conn_lock\n      iso_conn_lock                  conn-\u003esk = NULL\n                                     iso_conn_unlock\n      sk = iso_sock_hold(conn)  \u003c---------\u00b4\n      if (!sk) iso_conn_put          iso_conn_put\n      iso_conn_put /* UAF */\n\nThe extra put for !sk in iso_conn_del() is currently required since\nfailing iso_chan_add() may leave iso_conn not associated with any sk.\n\nFix by having iso_pi(sk)-\u003econn own refcount when non-NULL, so\niso_conn_del does not need to put it.  Adjust the iso_conn_add()\nrefcounting so that conn is put if it does not get associated with an\nsk."
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            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
            "version": "3.1"
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              "value": "AV:A - The bug is in Bluetooth ISO connection teardown; a remote LE Audio/CIS/BIS peer in range can trigger iso_conn_del via HCI disconnect events (iso_disconn_cfm) that race with concurrent socket teardown.\nAC:L - The double kref_put race is between iso_conn_del and iso_chan_del; an adjacent attacker controls disconnect timing and can repeatedly connect/disconnect to race automatic kernel and Bluetooth daemon socket cleanup.\nPR:N - No local UNIX privileges are required; a malicious or compromised adjacent Bluetooth ISO peer with an established connection can initiate the disconnect leg without root, capabilities, or user-namespace admin rights.\nUI:N - No explicit victim action is needed beyond an active ISO session; remote disconnect triggers automatic HCI teardown and stack socket close that can race iso_chan_del without the user manually closing applications.\nS:U - The vulnerability corrupts kernel heap lifetime of iso_conn objects within the Bluetooth subsystem and does not cross VM, hypervisor, or IOMMU security boundaries.\nC:H - Premature kfree of iso_conn from the refcount race is a use-after-free that can expose kernel heap contents and be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory disclosure.\nI:H - UAF on iso_conn enables heap grooming and corrupted pointer dereferences that can be leveraged for arbitrary kernel memory writes or privilege-escalating code execution.\nA:H - The double iso_conn_put can free iso_conn while still referenced, causing kernel oops/panic or reliably exploitable instability during ISO connection teardown."
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        "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:48:23.337Z",
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          "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fdfde532ab1caa165fcd8985001157ac8b4db365"
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      "title": "Bluetooth: ISO: fix refcounting of iso_conn",
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    "cveId": "CVE-2026-74534",
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    "dateReserved": "2026-08-15T05:44:03.913Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:48:23.337Z",
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