Bluetooth: btsdio: fix use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition
Priority LOW 33CWE-416Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btsdio: fix use after free bug in btsdio_remove due to race condition In btsdio_probe, the data->work is bound with btsdio_work. It will be started in btsdio_send_frame. If the btsdio_remove runs with a unfinished work, there may be a race condition that hdev is freed but used in btsdio_work. Fix it by canceling the work before do cleanup in btsdio_remove.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00193 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257 +4Red Hat: 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.24 and later | 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.131, 6.1.52, 6.3 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.24 and later Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.131, 6.1.52, 6.3 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.14.326; 4.15 to before 4.19.295; 4.20 to before 5.4.257; 5.5 to before 5.10.195; 5.11 to before 5.15.131; 5.16 to before 6.1.52; 6.2 to before 6.3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.14.326; 4.15 to before 4.19.295; 4.20 to before 5.4.257; 5.5 to before 5.10.195; 5.11 to before 5.15.131; 5.16 to before 6.1.52; 6.2 to before 6.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.3:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.326, 4.19.295, 5.4.257, 5.10.195, 5.15.131, 6.1.52, 6.3
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 planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| 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-2023-53145
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x63c-5qg7-5jgc
- 2026-11-05 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c3653627397a0d6eab19b20a59423e118985a6b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3efcbf25e5ab4d4ad1b7e6ba0869ff85540e3f6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6650d27ab2c12a8ee750f396edb5ac8b4558b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746b363bef41cc159c051c47f9e30800bc6b520d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5c2a467e9e789ae0891de55b766daac52e3b7b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/179c65828593aff1f444e15debd40a477cb23cf4
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73f7b171b7c09139eb3c6a5677c200dc1be5f318
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Sources
- CVE-2023-53145 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-53145 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x63c-5qg7-5jgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2023-53145 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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