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TI-2026-48173 Aliases CVE-2026-68394GHSA-7rj8-gwgq-wrff

Bluetooth: MGMT: revalidate LOAD_CONN_PARAM queued update

Priority LOW 35CWE-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: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. 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: MGMT: revalidate LOAD_CONN_PARAM queued update MGMT_OP_LOAD_CONN_PARAM queues conn_update_sync() when a single parameter update changes an existing LE central connection. The queued work currently stores a borrowed hci_conn_params entry from hdev->le_conn_params. A later LOAD_CONN_PARAM request can clear disabled parameters and free that entry before hci_cmd_sync_work() runs the queued callback. Do not keep the borrowed hci_conn_params pointer in queued work. Queue the hci_conn instead and hold a reference until the queued callback completes. When the work runs, revalidate that the connection is still present, look up the current hci_conn_params entry, and cancel the update if userspace removed that entry while the work was pending. Copy the interval values from the current params entry under hdev->lock, then drop the lock and keep using hci_le_conn_update_sync() to issue the update. Validation reproduced this kernel report: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in conn_update_sync+0x2a/0xf0 [bluetooth] Read of size 1 at addr ffff88810c697126 by task kworker/u17:0/377 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 print_report+0xce/0x5f0 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 conn_update_sync+0x2a/0xf0 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x187/0x210 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x4fd/0xbc0 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Allocated by task 466: hci_conn_params_add+0xa6/0x240 [bluetooth] load_conn_param+0x4e1/0x850 [bluetooth] hci_sock_sendmsg+0x96b/0xf80 [bluetooth] Freed by task 474: kfree+0x313/0x590 hci_conn_params_clear_disabled+0x9b/0xc0 [bluetooth] load_conn_param+0x4bf/0x850 [bluetooth] hci_sock_sendmsg+0x96b/0xf80 [bluetooth]

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00125 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6 +1Red Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux6.11 and later6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.11 and later Fixed in 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.12.101, 6.18.42, 7.1.6, 7.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for NVIDIA 26AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 6 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68394
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rj8-gwgq-wrff
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
  4. 2026-10-20 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
  5. 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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