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FKIE_CVE-2025-39983

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-10-15 08:15 - Updated: 2026-10-19 21:10

Severity

8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue This fixes the following UAF caused by not properly locking hdev when processing HCI_EV_NUM_COMP_PKTS: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036 Read of size 4 at addr ffff8880740f0940 by task kworker/u11:0/54 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u11:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7 #3 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci1 hci_rx_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xca/0x230 mm/kasan/report.c:480 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:593 hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036 hci_num_comp_pkts_evt+0x1c8/0xa50 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:4404 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7477 [inline] hci_event_packet+0x7e0/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531 hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> Allocated by task 54: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x230/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4359 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline] __hci_conn_add+0x233/0x1b30 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:939 le_conn_complete_evt+0x3d6/0x1220 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5628 hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x189/0x470 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5794 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7474 [inline] hci_event_packet+0x78c/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531 hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 Freed by task 9572: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:4643 [inline] kfree+0x18e/0x440 mm/slub.c:4842 device_release+0x9c/0x1c0 kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline] kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] kobject_put+0x22b/0x480 lib/kobject.c:737 hci_conn_cleanup net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:175 [inline] hci_conn_del+0x8ff/0xcb0 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1173 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x5d1/0xdf0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5689 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x210/0x3a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402 kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245

References

	URL	Tags
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e128683176a56459cef8705fc7c35f438f88abd
	416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67	https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde33124f17cf3bab4dc5e18d1b4dee128361061

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version

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  "affected": [
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      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue\n\nThis fixes the following UAF caused by not properly locking hdev when\nprocessing HCI_EV_NUM_COMP_PKTS:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036\nRead of size 4 at addr ffff8880740f0940 by task kworker/u11:0/54\n\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u11:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7 #3 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: hci1 hci_rx_work\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\n print_report+0xca/0x230 mm/kasan/report.c:480\n kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:593\n hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036\n hci_num_comp_pkts_evt+0x1c8/0xa50 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:4404\n hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7477 [inline]\n hci_event_packet+0x7e0/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531\n hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nAllocated by task 54:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline]\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394\n kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline]\n __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x230/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4359\n kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]\n kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline]\n __hci_conn_add+0x233/0x1b30 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:939\n le_conn_complete_evt+0x3d6/0x1220 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5628\n hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x189/0x470 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5794\n hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7474 [inline]\n hci_event_packet+0x78c/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531\n hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n\nFreed by task 9572:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576\n poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline]\n __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264\n kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]\n slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline]\n slab_free mm/slub.c:4643 [inline]\n kfree+0x18e/0x440 mm/slub.c:4842\n device_release+0x9c/0x1c0\n kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline]\n kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline]\n kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]\n kobject_put+0x22b/0x480 lib/kobject.c:737\n hci_conn_cleanup net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:175 [inline]\n hci_conn_del+0x8ff/0xcb0 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1173\n hci_abort_conn_sync+0x5d1/0xdf0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5689\n hci_cmd_sync_work+0x210/0x3a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245"
    },
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "En el kernel de Linux, la siguiente vulnerabilidad ha sido resuelta:\n\nBluetooth: hci_event: Correcci\u00f3n de UAF en hci_conn_tx_dequeue\n\nEsto corrige el siguiente UAF causado por no bloquear correctamente hdev al\nprocesar HCI_EV_NUM_COMP_PKTS:\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-uso despu\u00e9s de liberaci\u00f3n en hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036\nLectura de tama\u00f1o 4 en la direcci\u00f3n ffff8880740f0940 por la tarea kworker/u11:0/54\n\nCPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u11:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc7 #3 PREEMPT(full)\nNombre del hardware: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014\nCola de trabajo: hci1 hci_rx_work\nTraza de Llamada:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\n print_report+0xca/0x230 mm/kasan/report.c:480\n kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:593\n hci_conn_tx_dequeue+0x1be/0x220 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:3036\n hci_num_comp_pkts_evt+0x1c8/0xa50 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:4404\n hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7477 [inline]\n hci_event_packet+0x7e0/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531\n hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nAsignado por la tarea 54:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline]\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394\n kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline]\n __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x230/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4359\n kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]\n kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline]\n __hci_conn_add+0x233/0x1b30 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:939\n le_conn_complete_evt+0x3d6/0x1220 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5628\n hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x189/0x470 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5794\n hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7474 [inline]\n hci_event_packet+0x78c/0x1200 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7531\n hci_rx_work+0x46a/0xe80 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n\nLiberado por la tarea 9572:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576\n poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline]\n __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264\n kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]\n slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline]\n slab_free mm/slub.c:4643 [inline]\n kfree+0x18e/0x440 mm/slub.c:4842\n device_release+0x9c/0x1c0\n kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline]\n kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline]\n kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]\n kobject_put+0x22b/0x480 lib/kobject.c:737\n hci_conn_cleanup net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:175 [inline]\n hci_conn_del+0x8ff/0xcb0 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1173\n hci_abort_conn_sync+0x5d1/0xdf0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5689\n hci_cmd_sync_work+0x210/0x3a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xae1/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x70e/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16-rc7/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245"
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2025-39983",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T21:10:00.160",
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          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
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}

CVE-2025-39983 (GCVE-0-2025-39983)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 07:56 – Updated: 2026-08-05 12:06

Title

Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Assigner

Linux CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard D 53/100 over 7018 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dde33124f17cf3bab…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2e128683176a56459…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 134f4b39df7b77225a80ef585c15d46f964f5e6f , < dde33124f17cf3bab4dc5e18d1b4dee128361061 (git) Affected: 134f4b39df7b77225a80ef585c15d46f964f5e6f , < 2e128683176a56459cef8705fc7c35f438f88abd (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 6.15 Unaffected: 0 , < 6.15 (semver) Unaffected: 6.16.10 , ≤ 6.16.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.17 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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        {
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