FKIE_CVE-2026-98109

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-09-25 11:17 - Updated: 2026-09-25 11:17
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix race condition during device registration In hci_register_dev(), the power_on work item is queued to hdev->req_workqueue before initializing hdev->adv_monitors_idr and registering the MSFT extension via msft_register(). For devices marked with quirks such as HCI_QUIRK_RAW_DEVICE, the HCI_UNCONFIGURED flag is set on the device. When the power_on work item runs concurrently on another CPU, hci_power_on() detects that the device is unconfigured and immediately invokes hci_dev_do_close(), which calls msft_do_close(). Concurrently, msft_register() allocates the msft structure and exposes it to hdev->msft_data prior to calling mutex_init(&msft->filter_lock). If msft_do_close() executes while hdev->msft_data is already assigned but the mutex has not yet been initialized, mutex_lock(&msft->filter_lock) operates on an uninitialized mutex, triggering a DEBUG_LOCKS warning: DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock->magic != lock) WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 [inline] WARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock+0x12d8/0x1550 kernel/locking/mutex.c:821 ... Call Trace: <TASK> msft_do_close+0x308/0x7b0 net/bluetooth/msft.c:693 hci_dev_close_sync+0x86b/0x10a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5522 hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:499 [inline] hci_power_on+0x32c/0x750 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:937 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405 worker_thread+0x92d/0xe10 kernel/workqueue.c:3486 kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436 ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> Fix this by moving the queue_work() call in hci_register_dev() to after idr_init(&hdev->adv_monitors_idr) and msft_register(hdev) so that device structures and extensions are fully initialized before asynchronous tasks can access them. Additionally, assign hdev->msft_data in msft_register() only after mutex_init(&msft->filter_lock) has completed.
References
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57938bbdb9bf7fd41cbd5cd509ec10c4b22bec18
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a11ebe8dc0333fb870bbbb656b34690e87ee3f98
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1faf348c29e6f8302ec7769cbf1c1ef05be014f
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d427b1c71d9798083e954d3c13469dc0a2305868
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "net/bluetooth/hci_core.c",
            "net/bluetooth/msft.c"
          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
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          ],
          "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git",
          "vendor": "Linux",
          "versions": [
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              "status": "affected",
              "version": "6.6"
            },
            {
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              "status": "unaffected",
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              "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*",
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              "lessThanOrEqual": "7.2.*",
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    }
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  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: hci_core: Fix race condition during device registration\n\nIn hci_register_dev(), the power_on work item is queued to\nhdev-\u003ereq_workqueue before initializing hdev-\u003eadv_monitors_idr and\nregistering the MSFT extension via msft_register(). For devices marked with\nquirks such as HCI_QUIRK_RAW_DEVICE, the HCI_UNCONFIGURED flag is set on\nthe device. When the power_on work item runs concurrently on another CPU,\nhci_power_on() detects that the device is unconfigured and immediately\ninvokes hci_dev_do_close(), which calls msft_do_close().\n\nConcurrently, msft_register() allocates the msft structure and exposes it\nto hdev-\u003emsft_data prior to calling mutex_init(\u0026msft-\u003efilter_lock). If\nmsft_do_close() executes while hdev-\u003emsft_data is already assigned but the\nmutex has not yet been initialized, mutex_lock(\u0026msft-\u003efilter_lock) operates\non an uninitialized mutex, triggering a DEBUG_LOCKS warning:\n\nDEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(lock-\u003emagic != lock)\nWARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock_common\nkernel/locking/mutex.c:625 [inline]\nWARNING: kernel/locking/mutex.c:625 at __mutex_lock+0x12d8/0x1550\nkernel/locking/mutex.c:821\n...\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n msft_do_close+0x308/0x7b0 net/bluetooth/msft.c:693\n hci_dev_close_sync+0x86b/0x10a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5522\n hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:499 [inline]\n hci_power_on+0x32c/0x750 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:937\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3322 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xa8e/0x14e0 kernel/workqueue.c:3405\n worker_thread+0x92d/0xe10 kernel/workqueue.c:3486\n kthread+0x388/0x470 kernel/kthread.c:436\n ret_from_fork+0x514/0xb70 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nFix this by moving the queue_work() call in hci_register_dev() to after\nidr_init(\u0026hdev-\u003eadv_monitors_idr) and msft_register(hdev) so that device\nstructures and extensions are fully initialized before asynchronous tasks\ncan access them. Additionally, assign hdev-\u003emsft_data in msft_register()\nonly after mutex_init(\u0026msft-\u003efilter_lock) has completed."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-98109",
  "lastModified": "2026-09-25T11:17:41.977",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-09-25T11:17:41.977",
  "references": [
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57938bbdb9bf7fd41cbd5cd509ec10c4b22bec18"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a11ebe8dc0333fb870bbbb656b34690e87ee3f98"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b1faf348c29e6f8302ec7769cbf1c1ef05be014f"
    },
    {
      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
      "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d427b1c71d9798083e954d3c13469dc0a2305868"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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