Bluetooth: btusb: fix use-after-free on registration failure
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: fix use-after-free on registration failure Make sure to release the sibling interfaces in case controller registration fails to avoid use-after-free and double-free when they are eventually disconnected. This issue was reported by Sashiko while reviewing a fix for a wakeup source leak in the btusb probe errors paths.
Why it matters now
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 | 2.6.27 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.27 and later Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64471
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h76x-2h2r-8jw4
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09ac7d0c6859a360bf36e7104aef03f88184e0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468fcdfaeb937163dd250773a9fed17ab1fa203c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ce5012944afaddbda939ec6bae9800fce84abbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6313b800da61a26c2fdd5eba0105e197c0ab3bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e02f1449ba425a44dedbec9a21efafb056e09f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8db0ce3de78367f61c2970c0f16d9adee8830a23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da7d7758fe884b256ddc9fef562e5ddef7952383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eedc6867ebad73edbfaf9a0a65fbef7115cc4753
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64471 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64471 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h76x-2h2r-8jw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64471 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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