High severity · published May 27, 2026
CVE-2026-46056
Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers
hci_conn lookup and field access must be covered by hdev lock in
hci_user_passkey_notify_evt() and hci_keypress_notify_evt(), otherwise
the connection can be freed concurrently.
Extend the hci_dev_lock critical section to cover all conn usage in both
handlers.
Keep the existing keypress notification behavior unchanged by routing
the early exits through a common unlock path.
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 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
3.7 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.140; 6.7 before 6.12.86; 6.13 before 6.18.27; 6.19 before 7.0.4 · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before ea18732d2614557e59f4c0d8cdbe6611aeab33b7; 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before d28311539ac9f65e29308ea219ecaa48aa5e76e5; 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before b6ae482f88654db407c8c17619d4b62959b903ef; 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before 204028af77a265e31ceb4ba7f643349a3cca72b2; 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before 01a6431766c35dfedb86e0cb5d3fc80c6d604a47; 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e before e08d75753db17aa943d7622f09d9c217b5bfd3b8; +3 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46056
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46056
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01a6431766c35dfedb86e0cb5d3fc80c6d604a47
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204028af77a265e31ceb4ba7f643349a3cca72b2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fa3512048793076eef658f66489112dcc91993
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6443bb9257b780986fb67ec08565bf48ecb8d7
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ae482f88654db407c8c17619d4b62959b903ef
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d28311539ac9f65e29308ea219ecaa48aa5e76e5
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