CVE-2026-74539 (GCVE-0-2026-74539)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-15 12:27
Modified
2026-08-17 05:48
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VLAI Severity ?
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_sock_getname
Accessing iso_pi(sk)->conn requires lock_sock, which is not held here.
Fix by adding the lock/release.
References
Impacted products
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