Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix leaks when hci_cmd_sync_queue_once fails

Summary

CVECVE-2026-43021
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerLinux
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-01 15:16:46 UTC
Updated2026-05-08 14:50:04 UTC
DescriptionIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix leaks when hci_cmd_sync_queue_once fails When hci_cmd_sync_queue_once() returns with error, the destroy callback will not be called. Fix leaking references / memory on these failures.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000140000 probability, percentile 0.029240000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-401

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc2 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc3 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc4 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc5 All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 7.0 rc6 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Linux Linux affected a106e50be74b0896583f4d010a69f9806e4194f4 7fd74178d4b16dcf47179da634ea9d7c02e3608b git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected a106e50be74b0896583f4d010a69f9806e4194f4 aca377208e7f7322bf4e107cdec6e7d7e8aa7a88 git Not specified
CNA Linux Linux affected 6.19 Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19 semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 6.19.12 6.19.* semver Not specified
CNA Linux Linux unaffected 7.0 * original_commit_for_fix Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca377208e7f7322bf4e107cdec6e7d7e8aa7a88 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd74178d4b16dcf47179da634ea9d7c02e3608b 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 git.kernel.org Patch
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