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CVE-2026-53256 In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: hold listener socket in…

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: hold listener socket in rfcomm_connect_ind() rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() scans rfcomm_sk_list under the list lock, but returns the selected listener after dropping that lock without taking a reference. rfcomm_connect_ind() then locks the listener, queues a child socket on it, and may notify it after unlocking it. The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path: rfcomm_connect_ind(): listener close: 1. Find parent in 1. close() enters rfcomm_get_sock_by_channel() rfcomm_sock_release(). 2. Drop rfcomm_sk_list.lock 2. rfcomm_sock_shutdown() without pinning parent. closes the listener. 3. Call lock_sock(parent) and 3. rfcomm_sock_kill() bt_accept_enqueue(parent, unlinks and puts parent. sk, true). 4. Read parent flags and may 4. parent can be freed. call sk_state_change(). If close wins the race, parent can be freed before rfcomm_connect_ind() reaches lock_sock(), bt_accept_enqueue(), or the deferred-setup callback. Take a reference on the listener before leaving rfcomm_sk_list.lock. After lock_sock() succeeds, recheck that it is still in BT_LISTEN before queueing a child, cache the deferred-setup bit while the parent is locked, and drop the reference after the last parent use. KASAN reported a slab-use-after-free in lock_sock_nested() from rfcomm_connect_ind(), with the freeing stack going through rfcomm_sock_kill() and rfcomm_sock_release().

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Linux 7.1 earliest → < 7.1 7.1
Linux 7.0 earliest → < 7.0.13 7.0.13
Linux 6.18 earliest → < 6.18.36 6.18.36
Linux 6.12 earliest → < 6.12.94 6.12.94
Linux 6.6 earliest → < 6.6.143 6.6.143
Linux 6.1 earliest → < 6.1.176 6.1.176
Linux 5.15 earliest → < 5.15.210 5.15.210
Linux 5.10 earliest → < 5.10.259 5.10.259
Linux 2.6.12 No fix stated
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Product Affected versions Fixed in
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem Versions not published

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