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CVE-2026-53073

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CVSS
7.0 High
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.11%
Risk score
1.2
Published
2026-06-24
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error When hci_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_register_dev() HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT is not cleared before calling hu->proto->close(hu) and setting hu->hdev to NULL. This means incoming UART data will reach the protocol-specific recv handler in hci_uart_tty_receive() after resources are freed. Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT with a write lock before calling hu->proto->close() and setting hu->hdev to NULL. The write lock ensures all active readers have completed and no new reader can enter the protocol recv path before resources are freed. This allows the protocol-specific recv functions to remove the "HCI_UART_REGISTERED" guard without risking a null pointer dereference if hci_register_dev() fails. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth Host Controller Interface (HCI) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) driver. When the `hci_register_dev()` function fails, a flag indicating protocol initialization is not properly cleared. This oversight allows incoming UART data to be processed by the protocol-specific receive handler after its associated resources have been released, potentially leading to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability could result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weaknesses

CWE-825

Coverage 7

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