CVE-2026-98459: Bluetooth: ISO: balance the parent hold in hci_bind_bis()

Published Oct 18, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: ISO: balance the parent hold in hcibindbis()

hciconnlink() takes a lifetime reference to its parent with hciconnget(), but only takes an operational hold on the child. hciconnunlink() later balances both a hold and a reference on the parent.

The SCO and CIS paths pass a parent acquired from a connect helper, so it already has a hold. For an additional BIS, hcibindbis() obtains the parent from hciconnhashlookupbig(), which returns a bare pointer. Unlinking the child then drops the parent's existing hold and can schedule it for disconnection while its socket is still using it.

Take a hold on the parent before linking it and drop that hold if linking fails. A successful link transfers the hold to hciconnunlink().

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Oct 18, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:15 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:15 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:16 PM
Description

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