GHSA-QRJ4-V2PF-WJ3G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-10 15:33 – Updated: 2026-08-19 18:32In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix session UAF in set_termios
rfcomm_tty_set_termios() tests dlc->session without rfcomm_mutex and later passes the pointer to rfcomm_send_rpn(). The latter dereferences both session->initiator and session->sock. Meanwhile, krfcommd can unlink the DLC and free the session while holding rfcomm_mutex.
The race can proceed as follows:
TTY ioctl task krfcommd -------------- -------- load dlc->session enter rfcomm_send_rpn() lock rfcomm_mutex clear dlc->session free session unlock rfcomm_mutex read session->initiator
KASAN reported:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0 Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810012a850 by task poc/92
Call Trace: rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0 rfcomm_tty_set_termios+0x50d/0x850 tty_set_termios+0x596/0x950 set_termios+0x46a/0x6e0 tty_mode_ioctl+0x152/0xbd0 tty_ioctl+0x915/0x1240 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x134/0x1c0
Allocated by task 92: rfcomm_session_add+0x9e/0x2e0 rfcomm_dlc_open+0x8b1/0xe00 rfcomm_dev_activate+0x85/0x1a0 rfcomm_tty_open+0x90/0x280
Freed by task 68: kfree+0x131/0x3c0 rfcomm_session_del+0x119/0x180 rfcomm_run+0x737/0x4710
Add rfcomm_dlc_send_rpn(), which holds rfcomm_mutex while it verifies that the DLC is still attached and sends the RPN frame. Have the TTY path use the helper and drop its unlocked session check. This keeps the session valid through both the frame construction and socket send.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-68188"
],
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"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-10T13:20:06Z",
"severity": null
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"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: RFCOMM: Fix session UAF in set_termios\n\nrfcomm_tty_set_termios() tests dlc-\u003esession without rfcomm_mutex and\nlater passes the pointer to rfcomm_send_rpn(). The latter dereferences\nboth session-\u003einitiator and session-\u003esock. Meanwhile, krfcommd can\nunlink the DLC and free the session while holding rfcomm_mutex.\n\nThe race can proceed as follows:\n\n TTY ioctl task krfcommd\n -------------- --------\n load dlc-\u003esession\n enter rfcomm_send_rpn()\n lock rfcomm_mutex\n clear dlc-\u003esession\n free session\n unlock rfcomm_mutex\n read session-\u003einitiator\n\nKASAN reported:\n\n BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0\n Read of size 4 at addr ffff88810012a850 by task poc/92\n\n Call Trace:\n rfcomm_send_rpn+0x297/0x2a0\n rfcomm_tty_set_termios+0x50d/0x850\n tty_set_termios+0x596/0x950\n set_termios+0x46a/0x6e0\n tty_mode_ioctl+0x152/0xbd0\n tty_ioctl+0x915/0x1240\n __x64_sys_ioctl+0x134/0x1c0\n\n Allocated by task 92:\n rfcomm_session_add+0x9e/0x2e0\n rfcomm_dlc_open+0x8b1/0xe00\n rfcomm_dev_activate+0x85/0x1a0\n rfcomm_tty_open+0x90/0x280\n\n Freed by task 68:\n kfree+0x131/0x3c0\n rfcomm_session_del+0x119/0x180\n rfcomm_run+0x737/0x4710\n\nAdd rfcomm_dlc_send_rpn(), which holds rfcomm_mutex while it verifies\nthat the DLC is still attached and sends the RPN frame. Have the TTY\npath use the helper and drop its unlocked session check. This keeps the\nsession valid through both the frame construction and socket send.",
"id": "GHSA-qrj4-v2pf-wj3g",
"modified": "2026-08-19T18:32:09Z",
"published": "2026-08-10T15:33:39Z",
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"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98bc68194e37bfa5e8ddc80b5c1eb0be4dc607ea"
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