Bluetooth: hci_sysfs: Fix attempting to call device_add multiple times
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sysfs: Fix attempting to call device_add multiple times device_add shall not be called multiple times as stated in its documentation: 'Do not call this routine or device_register() more than once for any device structure' Syzkaller reports a bug as follows [1]: ------------[ cut here ]------------ kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:33! invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN [...] Call Trace: <TASK> __list_add include/linux/list.h:69 [inline] list_add_tail include/linux/list.h:102 [inline] kobj_kset_join lib/kobject.c:164 [inline] kobject_add_internal+0x18f/0x8f0 lib/kobject.c:214 kobject_add_varg lib/kobject.c:358 [inline] kobject_add+0x150/0x1c0 lib/kobject.c:410 device_add+0x368/0x1e90 drivers/base/core.c:3452 hci_conn_add_sysfs+0x9b/0x1b0 net/bluetooth/hci_sysfs.c:53 hci_le_cis_estabilished_evt+0x57c/0xae0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:6799 hci_le_meta_evt+0x2b8/0x510 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7110 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7440 [inline] hci_event_packet+0x63d/0xfd0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7495 hci_rx_work+0xae7/0x1230 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4007 process_one_work+0x991/0x1610 kernel/workqueue.c:2289 worker_thread+0x665/0x1080 kernel/workqueue.c:2436 kthread+0x2e4/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:376 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:306 </TASK>
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.19 and later | 4.9.331, 4.14.296, 4.19.262, 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.19 and later Fixed in 4.9.331, 4.14.296, 4.19.262, 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.19 to before 4.9.331; 4.10 to before 4.14.296; 4.15 to before 4.19.262; 4.20 to before 5.4.220; 5.5 to before 5.10.150; 5.11 to before 5.15.75; 5.16 to before 5.19.17; 6.0 to before 6.0.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.19 to before 4.9.331; 4.10 to before 4.14.296; 4.15 to before 4.19.262; 4.20 to before 5.4.220; 5.5 to before 5.10.150; 5.11 to before 5.15.75; 5.16 to before 5.19.17; 6.0 to before 6.0.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.9.331, 4.14.296, 4.19.262, 5.4.220, 5.10.150, 5.15.75, 5.19.17, 6.0.3, 6.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-50419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4pjv-phcw-v7cc
References
Patch 9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4bcefec3636208b4c97536b26014d5935d5c10a0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6144423712d570247b8ca26e50a277c30dd13702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/671fee73e08ff415d36a7c16bdf238927df83884
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6e85d2ad958c6f034b1b158d904019869dbb3c81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7b674dce4162bb46d396586e30e4653427023875
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3423a50fa018e88aed4c900d59c3c8334d8ad583
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef055094df4c10b73cfe67c8d43f9de1fb608a8b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1b6c89571f453101251201f0fad1c26f7256e937
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/448a496f760664d3e2e79466aa1787e6abc922b5
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Sources
- CVE-2022-50419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-50419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4pjv-phcw-v7cc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-50419 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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