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High 8.8Published Aug 15, 2026

CVE-2026-74538Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind Accessing iso_pi(sk)->conn requires lock_sock, which is not taken in the "ev3" part of iso_connect_ind. It may also be NULL if socket has transitioned away from the LISTEN/CONNECT states before locking. Fix by adding lock/release. Recheck hcon is valid after lock acquire where needed.

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 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb before e8e9cff6d80eeec28dec4cf7cc18662986945391; 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb builds before 9bee7e476534f27e830658dad962d85da9edf6bf; from 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb before 4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3; 489efc9ae36f164423f5fa7ace772a7ab8131cd8; from 6.8.9 before 6.9
CNA record

References

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