High severity · published Jul 19, 2026
CVE-2026-64178
Bluetooth: bnep: Fix UAF read of dev->name
8.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: bnep: Fix UAF read of dev->name
bnep_add_connection() needs to keep holding the bnep_session_sem while
reading dev->name (just like bnep_get_connlist() does); otherwise the
bnep_session() thread can concurrently free the net_device, which can for
example be triggered by a concurrent bnep_del_connection().
(This UAF is fairly uninteresting from a security perspective;
calling bnep_add_connection() requires passing a capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN)
check. It also requires completely tearing down a netdev during a fairly
tight race window.)
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 5.10.258; 5.11 before 5.15.209; 5.16 before 6.1.175; 6.2 before 6.6.142; 6.7 before 6.12.92; 6.13 before 6.18.34; +10 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before a75bbcb10cb21acc169b785e9804f57d97873a9c; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 4907596f25b1720fa948371ac5f6c1f8da10a5bc; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 915a92182e2cda9cd7d2479020a44c6eda986f7c; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before fe69f634b076ae3ca81c5a5b845d9bba527036f7; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before b21805258d7e926adfd455fc820a447b90da3b82; 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 5506aec795135cdd4cbf4e845929155663b25055; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64178
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64178
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4907596f25b1720fa948371ac5f6c1f8da10a5bc
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5506aec795135cdd4cbf4e845929155663b25055
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e932ded949fa6f0340bf7c6d7818f962fa4fd2
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915a92182e2cda9cd7d2479020a44c6eda986f7c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a75bbcb10cb21acc169b785e9804f57d97873a9c
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b21805258d7e926adfd455fc820a447b90da3b82
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