CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-53073

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.12%

2th percentile - higher than 2% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel in the Bluetooth HCI UART driver (hci_ldisc). When hci_register_dev() fails, the HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT flag is not cleared, potentially leading to recv being called after resources are freed. The fix clears the flag before closing.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential access to freed memory by incoming UART data, which could lead to crashes or potential code execution.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a patched version and monitor Bluetooth drivers.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error When hci_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_register_dev() HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT is not cleared before calling hu->proto->close(hu) and setting hu->hdev to NULL. This means incoming UART data will reach the protocol-specific recv handler in hci_uart_tty_receive() after resources are freed. Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT with a write lock before calling hu->proto->close() and setting hu->hdev to NULL. The write lock ensures all active readers have completed and no new reader can enter the protocol recv path before resources are freed. This allows the protocol-specific recv functions to remove the "HCI_UART_REGISTERED" guard without risking a null pointer dereference if hci_register_dev() fails.

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