In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: ISO: Reject concurrent BIS listener setup
iso_sock_listen() drops the socket lock before calling iso_listen_bis()
to preserve the hdev->lock ordering. Two concurrent listen() calls on
the same broadcast socket can therefore both observe BT_BOUND. Caller
A can attach connA and release the locks, then caller B can acquire
them and attach connB before A publishes BT_LISTEN.
__iso_chan_add() checks whether connB already has a socket, but not
whether the socket already has a connection. The second attachment
overwrites iso_pi(sk)->conn, leaking the connA reference and leaving
connA->sk intact. Socket teardown follows connB, so later events on
connA can cause a stale socket access.
Recheck BT_BOUND and require iso_pi(sk)->conn to be NULL after taking
both the HCI device and socket locks in iso_listen_bis(). The connection
check also covers the interval between attachment and publication of
BT_LISTEN. Reject a competing setup with -EBADFD through the existing
unlock path before allocating another connection.
A recorded KASAN report from an instrumented kernel shows:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0
Call Trace:
iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0
iso_conn_del+0xe4/0x270
hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x351/0x8c0
hci_event_packet+0x71b/0xb20
hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730
Allocated by task 93:
sk_prot_alloc+0x113/0x220
sk_alloc+0x2b/0x6d0
bt_sock_alloc+0x29/0x370
iso_sock_alloc.constprop.0+0x19/0x300
iso_sock_create+0x94/0x100
Freed by task 93:
kfree+0x121/0x3c0
__sk_destruct+0x42b/0x540
iso_sock_release+0x29d/0x340
__sock_release+0xa1/0x260
sock_close+0x10/0x20
Bluetooth: ISO: Reject concurrent BIS listener setup
iso_sock_listen() drops the socket lock before calling iso_listen_bis()
to preserve the hdev->lock ordering. Two concurrent listen() calls on
the same broadcast socket can therefore both observe BT_BOUND. Caller
A can attach connA and release the locks, then caller B can acquire
them and attach connB before A publishes BT_LISTEN.
__iso_chan_add() checks whether connB already has a socket, but not
whether the socket already has a connection. The second attachment
overwrites iso_pi(sk)->conn, leaking the connA reference and leaving
connA->sk intact. Socket teardown follows connB, so later events on
connA can cause a stale socket access.
Recheck BT_BOUND and require iso_pi(sk)->conn to be NULL after taking
both the HCI device and socket locks in iso_listen_bis(). The connection
check also covers the interval between attachment and publication of
BT_LISTEN. Reject a competing setup with -EBADFD through the existing
unlock path before allocating another connection.
A recorded KASAN report from an instrumented kernel shows:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0
Call Trace:
iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0
iso_conn_del+0xe4/0x270
hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x351/0x8c0
hci_event_packet+0x71b/0xb20
hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730
Allocated by task 93:
sk_prot_alloc+0x113/0x220
sk_alloc+0x2b/0x6d0
bt_sock_alloc+0x29/0x370
iso_sock_alloc.constprop.0+0x19/0x300
iso_sock_create+0x94/0x100
Freed by task 93:
kfree+0x121/0x3c0
__sk_destruct+0x42b/0x540
iso_sock_release+0x29d/0x340
__sock_release+0xa1/0x260
sock_close+0x10/0x20
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Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Reject concurrent BIS listener setup iso_sock_listen() drops the socket lock before calling iso_listen_bis() to preserve the hdev->lock ordering. Two concurrent listen() calls on the same broadcast socket can therefore both observe BT_BOUND. Caller A can attach connA and release the locks, then caller B can acquire them and attach connB before A publishes BT_LISTEN. __iso_chan_add() checks whether connB already has a socket, but not whether the socket already has a connection. The second attachment overwrites iso_pi(sk)->conn, leaking the connA reference and leaving connA->sk intact. Socket teardown follows connB, so later events on connA can cause a stale socket access. Recheck BT_BOUND and require iso_pi(sk)->conn to be NULL after taking both the HCI device and socket locks in iso_listen_bis(). The connection check also covers the interval between attachment and publication of BT_LISTEN. Reject a competing setup with -EBADFD through the existing unlock path before allocating another connection. A recorded KASAN report from an instrumented kernel shows: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0 Call Trace: iso_sock_hold+0x119/0x1f0 iso_conn_del+0xe4/0x270 hci_disconn_complete_evt+0x351/0x8c0 hci_event_packet+0x71b/0xb20 hci_rx_work+0x293/0x730 Allocated by task 93: sk_prot_alloc+0x113/0x220 sk_alloc+0x2b/0x6d0 bt_sock_alloc+0x29/0x370 iso_sock_alloc.constprop.0+0x19/0x300 iso_sock_create+0x94/0x100 Freed by task 93: kfree+0x121/0x3c0 __sk_destruct+0x42b/0x540 iso_sock_release+0x29d/0x340 __sock_release+0xa1/0x260 sock_close+0x10/0x20 | |
| Title | Bluetooth: ISO: Reject concurrent BIS listener setup | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-23T12:20:38.612Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.385Z
Link: CVE-2026-99013
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-23T13:17:24.013
Modified: 2026-10-23T13:17:24.013
Link: CVE-2026-99013
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