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CVE-2026-98458

Linux: Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach

Linux LinuxOperating systems
CVSS
NoneNot scored
ExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.21%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 10% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed in0fcd4dad555c96e0bd3a1b8c569f989be85c7341Fixed versionCVE List
Published18 Oct 2026Updated 19 Oct 2026CVE List

What fixes it

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Description

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

Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach

hci_bind_cis() and hci_connect_cis() return one hci_conn hold for the ISO layer. A new channel association consumes that hold, which is eventually released by iso_conn_free().

There are two cases where iso_chan_add() does not create an association: it returns success when the socket is already attached to the same iso_conn, and it returns -EBUSY when another socket is attached. The hold returned for the current call is unused in both cases. This occurs when deferred setup calls iso_connect_cis() again for its existing socket, or when another socket attempts to reuse the CIS.

Detect the idempotent case while the connection is locked and release the unused hold after iso_chan_add(). Also release it on -EBUSY. Do not drop it for other errors: a newly allocated iso_conn releases the transferred hold when its last temporary reference is put.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 10

  • Linuxaffected: 69997d50ec574be816b4ee8f9cee52ebbd53f8bd before e0e8b70207eaf27aee0a05ec5bf2d1b6bcb004d1CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 69997d50ec574be816b4ee8f9cee52ebbd53f8bd before ed4c026cc4094dfb7a329b9d8df0ddd0be1b2458CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 69997d50ec574be816b4ee8f9cee52ebbd53f8bd before e5fcca51177f224604e3a8c926ffd5edbeb58b09CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 69997d50ec574be816b4ee8f9cee52ebbd53f8bd before 0fcd4dad555c96e0bd3a1b8c569f989be85c7341CVE List
  • Linuxaffected: 6.6CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: all versions before 6.6CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.12.113 through 6.12.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 6.18.55 through 6.18.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.2.9 through 7.2.*CVE List
  • Linuxunaffected: 7.3CVE List

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