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Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early Not calling hci_(dis)connect_cfm before deleting conn referred to by a socket generally results to use-after-free. When cleaning up SCO connections when the parent ACL is deleted too early, use hci_conn_failed to do the connection cleanup properly. We also need to clean up ISO connections in a similar situation when connecting has started but LE Create CIS is not yet sent, so do it too here.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
6.4.16, 6.5.3
CVEs
CVE-2023-53374
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
2 Nov 2026, 19:05 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Sept 2025, 13:33 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: fail SCO/ISO via hci_conn_failed if ACL gone early Not calling hci_(dis)connect_cfm before deleting conn referred to by a socket generally results to use-after-free. When cleaning up SCO connections when the parent ACL is deleted too early, use hci_conn_failed to do the connection cleanup properly. We also need to clean up ISO connections in a similar situation when connecting has started but LE Create CIS is not yet sent, so do it too here.

osv:CVE-2023-53374

Kernel

Fixed versions: 6.4.16, 6.5.3

Complete source record
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