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High 8.8Published Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-74530Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_connect_big_sync() callback

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It affects Linux. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_connect_big_sync() callback There is theoretical UAF if the conn is freed while the hci_sync task is running. Hold refcount to avoid that. Handle NULL hcon, return 0 + do nothing to match the previous behavior.

CVSS
8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
Not given
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
Linux
NVD analysis
Received
Record last updated
Oct 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
Linux Linux
linux:linux (from the name)
from 024421cf39923927ab2b5fe895d1d922b9abe67f before ff5625d27415ace5667bf87ebc16c3a0a98db22f; 024421cf39923927ab2b5fe895d1d922b9abe67f builds before 2d91e6244b69d752503b2d44020d8b0e323dbd38; 024421cf39923927ab2b5fe895d1d922b9abe67f builds before 56e78b670356caab0b607e8aad4cf819a1909d07; 620810ac1f7f1133a9ac403e132b3ad6995ddf39; ee0586ad64a805eaf1a9a10100e908627a561e34; from 6.12.28 before 6.13; from 6.14.6 before 6.15
CNA record

References

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