Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_past_sync() callback Avoids giving freed pointers to hci_conn_valid(), which kmalloc may have reused. Hold refcount to avoid that.
References2
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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8.0
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 14 · as of 11 November 2026
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