CVE-2026-98455Hinoki check available

Kernel fault via stale deferred-setup session

Published Oct 18, 2026 · Updated Oct 18, 2026

NULL dereference in Linux Bluetooth RFCOMM allows attackers to trigger a kernel fault via deferred-setup connection teardown. The RFCOMM_CONNINFO handler follows dlc->session after a peer disconnect clears it, because the deferred-setup flag still bypasses the connected-state check. A Bluetooth peer must reach an accepted BT_DEFER_SETUP socket, and a local application must subsequently request connection information; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel oops, not code execution.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL dereference in Linux Bluetooth RFCOMM allows attackers to trigger a kernel fault via deferred-setup connection teardown. The RFCOMM_CONNINFO handler follows dlc->session after a peer disconnect clears it, because the deferred-setup flag still bypasses the connected-state check. A Bluetooth peer must reach an accepted BT_DEFER_SETUP socket, and a local application must subsequently request connection information; the demonstrated consequence is a kernel oops, not code execution.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-98455
Published
Oct 18, 2026
Updated
Oct 18, 2026
Vendor
The Linux Kernel Organization
Product
Linux
Classifications
T1499.004
Attack vector
adjacent
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Oct 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.6.30
  2. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <005b23d9e324fe5d0acbcfa70c625f2e81189046
  3. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <1c4f7e1177da2f229be04139c27e5370a1cfba52
  4. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <46f8ffd0a1f1eb6cbc94946a92c11ef601e228a1
  5. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <4bf5ca47203049ce3648f750a53dcdc98bcc9e3e
  6. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <84ae3cfd7d3a63591a2eb4faa24faf678c6708aa
  7. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <8f5b30cc12c409ff62891e47ed51e6bf0945a3ea
  8. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <c3aee3fc1287c8a555baf3895959087cb0c33fe8
  9. Affected versionversion=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <c7362f6a18ed167f52f08ce25eeec8a7818c5004

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectoradjacent
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

The Linux Kernel Organization · Linuxversion=2.6.30; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <005b23d9e324fe5d0acbcfa70c625f2e81189046; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <1c4f7e1177da2f229be04139c27e5370a1cfba52; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <46f8ffd0a1f1eb6cbc94946a92c11ef601e228a1; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <4bf5ca47203049ce3648f750a53dcdc98bcc9e3e; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <84ae3cfd7d3a63591a2eb4faa24faf678c6708aa; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <8f5b30cc12c409ff62891e47ed51e6bf0945a3ea; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <c3aee3fc1287c8a555baf3895959087cb0c33fe8; version=bb23c0ab824653be4aa7dfca15b07b3059717004 <c7362f6a18ed167f52f08ce25eeec8a7818c5004

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectoradjacent
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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