CVE-2026-64406 — Bluetooth: fix UAF in bt_accept_dequeue()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix UAF in bt_accept_dequeue() bt_accept_get() takes a temporary reference before dropping the accept queue lock. bt_accept_dequeue() currently drops that reference before bt_accept_unlink(), leaving only the queue reference. bt_accept_unlink() drops the queue reference. The subsequent sock_hold() therefore accesses freed memory if it was the final reference, as observed by KASAN during listening L2CAP socket cleanup. Retain the temporary queue-walk reference through unlink and hand it to the caller on success. Drop it explicitly on the closed and not-yet-connected paths.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Documented patch — git.kernel.org (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Linux Linux, Linux Linux Kernel).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (memory corruption), errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux |
≥ 407217734835d21d4e0105ebf347860dc1806f88 and < 96ad400d5132eb333f28f6f1e2d58f0728ca9547version 7.1≥ 7.0.11 and < 7.1≥ 6.18.34 and < 6.18.39≥ 6.12.92 and < 6.12.96≥ 6.6.142 and < 6.6.145≥ 6.1.175 and < 6.1.178≥ 5.15.210 and < 5.15.212 and 9 more≥ 5.10.259 and < 5.10.261version a5ca86a6097a8b030ca3226cd300b17ed330f966≥ ab1513597c6cf17cd1ad2a21e3b045421b48e022 and < 4bd0b274054f2679f28b70222b607bb0afc3ab9a≥ ab1513597c6cf17cd1ad2a21e3b045421b48e022 and < 50c662bdcd51b03033a0abed6716bfd377ba1049≥ added1213395071470a900cc845a042fb51882a6 and < 26168db1ce5a9766cde021b18e590a101c056614≥ 87c543e2f78d0871f271df92dab98901bbd5b6f5 and < 6303ed4bbe0095f4cc195225479bf506e010d1db≥ 5d86d2f1b4d9a508c441d3e45277ae1a73cfed57 and < c66a95e60b65d876a927123b0ed36bd6177d9ca6≥ 7eebd4c2c86f573af87ff165d08a83432eb0b919 and < 0a98ff4e7b867f72fbb4e1237d81e9fa02ded0a0≥ 751de6ec671fe75ad9cf65a0638d2a06b6a5984d and < c0577c55219be42b6ea2ea8db11e85bfab6f4e8d |
Vulnerable | CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| Linux | Linux Kernel |
≥ 5.10.259 and < 5.10.261version 7.2-rc2version 7.2-rc1version 7.1-rc7version 7.1-rc6version 7.1-rc5version 7.1≥ 7.1.1 and < 7.1.4 and 6 more≥ 7.0.11 and < 7.1≥ 6.18.34 and < 6.18.39≥ 6.12.92 and < 6.12.96≥ 6.6.142 and < 6.6.145≥ 6.1.175 and < 6.1.178≥ 5.15.210 and < 5.15.212 |
Vulnerable | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.1 | 5.9 | 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 8.0 | CVSS 3.1 | High | — | — | Linux via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Correlate service crashes/restarts with inbound traffic; repeated crashes may indicate attempts.
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Affected products added · linux/linux
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 8.0
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026
References
8 on the record
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96ad400d5132eb333f28f6f1e2d58f0728ca9547
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0a98ff4e7b867f72fbb4e1237d81e9fa02ded0a0
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6303ed4bbe0095f4cc195225479bf506e010d1db
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bd0b274054f2679f28b70222b607bb0afc3ab9a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0577c55219be42b6ea2ea8db11e85bfab6f4e8d
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/26168db1ce5a9766cde021b18e590a101c056614
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c66a95e60b65d876a927123b0ed36bd6177d9ca6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/50c662bdcd51b03033a0abed6716bfd377ba1049
Elsewhere on this site
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Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No FIRST EPSS score.
- No CISA SSVC assessment.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2026-64406 is "Bluetooth: fix UAF in bt_accept_dequeue()", rated High. It affects Linux (Linux); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.0 describes technical severity. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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