High severity · published Apr 6, 2026
CVE-2026-31408
Bluetooth: SCO: Fix use-after-free in sco_recv_frame() due to missing sock_hold
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: SCO: Fix use-after-free in sco_recv_frame() due to missing sock_hold
sco_recv_frame() reads conn->sk under sco_conn_lock() but immediately
releases the lock without holding a reference to the socket. A concurrent
close() can free the socket between the lock release and the subsequent
sk->sk_state access, resulting in a use-after-free.
Other functions in the same file (sco_sock_timeout(), sco_conn_del())
correctly use sco_sock_hold() to safely hold a reference under the lock.
Fix by using sco_sock_hold() to take a reference before releasing the
lock, and adding sock_put() on all exit paths.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.12.1 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.168; 6.2 before 6.6.131; 6.7 before 6.12.80; 6.13 before 6.18.21; 6.19 before 6.19.11; +10 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 37e18bc8c9a70d77bd099e2273f328b3bc7f6d0d; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before d57384e27d1ebf0047e3f00a6e1181b8be9857a2; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before b0a7da0e3f7442545f071499beb36374714bb9de; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 45aaca995e4a7a05b272a58e7ab2fff4f611b8f1; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 108b81514d8f2535eb16651495cefb2250528db3; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 7197462e90b8ce15caa1ae15d4bc2bb8cd21b11e; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-31408
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-31408
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/108b81514d8f2535eb16651495cefb2250528db3
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37e18bc8c9a70d77bd099e2273f328b3bc7f6d0d
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45aaca995e4a7a05b272a58e7ab2fff4f611b8f1
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/598dbba9919c5e36c54fe1709b557d64120cb94b
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7197462e90b8ce15caa1ae15d4bc2bb8cd21b11e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0a7da0e3f7442545f071499beb36374714bb9de
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