CVE-2026-80666
Low risk· EPSS 6%Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs
Summary
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO subsystem causes a deadlock in sco_sock_timeout(). The issue arises from acquiring the same lock (lock_sock) twice when the socket is closing while the timer runs asynchronously. The fix moves disable_delayed_work_sync() outside the locked section.
Risk Assessment
The deadlock can cause system hang or kernel crash, leading to denial of service. A remote attacker over Bluetooth may trigger this scenario intentionally.
Recommendation
Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix for CVE-2026-80666. If unavailable, restrict Bluetooth SCO access or disable the unused sco module.
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Original NVD description (English source)
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: sco: Fix a race condition in sco_sock_timeout() sco_sock_timeout() runs asynchronously and lock_sock(sk). If the socket is closing while the timer is running, it holds the same lock (lock_sock(sk)) twice, leading to a deadlock. CPU 0 CPU 1 ==================== ====================== sco_sock_close() sco_sock_timeout() lock_sock(sk) // <-- LOCK __sco_sock_close() sco_chan_del() sco_conn_put() sco_conn_free() disable_delayed_work_sync() lock(sk) // <-- SAME LOCK Fix this by moving disable_delayed_work_sync() outside of lock_sock(sk), ensuring that no lock_sock(sk) is held before sco_sock_timeout(). Lockdep splat: WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.13.0-rc4 #7 Not tainted syz-executor292/9514 is trying to acquire lock: ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: start_flush_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4137 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0xd1/0xc40 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4195 but task is already holding lock: ffff88807db3a258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/net/sock.h:1623 [inline] ffff88807db3a258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: sco_sock_close+0x25/0x100 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:524 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x1c4/0x520 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x130 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/core/sock.c:3622 lock_sock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/net/sock.h:1623 [inline] sco_sock_timeout+0xbe/0x270 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:158 process_one_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa99/0x18f0 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3310 worker_thread+0x8a9/0xd80 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3391 kthread+0x2c6/0x360 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4e/0x80 sect/v6.13-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 sect/v6.13-rc4/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 -> #0 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline] check_prevs_add sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline] validate_chain+0x1888/0x5760 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904 __lock_acquire+0x13b4/0x2120 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226 lock_acquire+0x1c4/0x520 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 touch_work_lockdep_map sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3909 [inline] start_flush_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4163 [inline] __flush_work+0x70f/0xc40 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4195 __cancel_work_sync sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4351 [inline] disable_delayed_work_sync+0xbb/0xf0 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4514 sco_conn_free sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:95 [inline] kref_put sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] sco_conn_put+0x18f/0x270 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:107 sco_chan_del+0xe2/0x210 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:236 sco_sock_close+0x8f/0x100 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:526 sco_sock_release+0x62/0x2d0 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/blueto ---truncated---

