Local kernel memory corruption via Bluetooth ISO race
Published Jun 25, 2026 · Updated Jun 25, 2026
Use-after-free in Linux kernel 6.19 through 7.0.12 Bluetooth ISO allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a socket race. The iso_sock_rebind_bc function caches the hci_conn pointer, drops the socket lock, and then dereferences bis->hdev after a concurrent close frees the connection. Local low-privileged access and a Bluetooth ISO socket are required; successful corruption exposes kernel data to unauthorized reading or modification or crashes the system.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in Linux kernel 6.19 through 7.0.12 Bluetooth ISO allows local users to corrupt kernel memory through a socket race. The iso_sock_rebind_bc function caches the hci_conn pointer, drops the socket lock, and then dereferences bis->hdev after a concurrent close frees the connection. Local low-privileged access and a Bluetooth ISO socket are required; successful corruption exposes kernel data to unauthorized reading or modification or crashes the system.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-53276
- Published
- Jun 25, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux Kernel
- Classifications
- CWE-416
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
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- Jun 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.19
- Affected versionversion=d3413703d5f8b7d1e6f514f9440ed5da1bc30796 <d324b8aa20bd3c3394e3647dc22491d88f3f4e7a
- Affected versionversion=d3413703d5f8b7d1e6f514f9440ed5da1bc30796 <f50331f2a1441ec49988832c3a95f2edacc47322
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