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CVE-2026-63948

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CVSS
5.5 Medium
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.21%
Risk score
6.2
Published
2026-07-19
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix chan ref leak in l2cap_chan_timeout() on !conn __set_chan_timer() takes a l2cap_chan reference via l2cap_chan_hold() before scheduling the delayed work. The normal path in l2cap_chan_timeout() drops this reference with l2cap_chan_put() at the end, but the early return when chan->conn is NULL skips the put, leaking the reference. Add the missing l2cap_chan_put() before the early return. A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP) component. A reference leak occurs in the l2cap_chan_timeout() function. When a channel's connection is null, an early exit path in the function fails to release a held channel reference. This oversight can lead to resource exhaustion over time, potentially causing system instability or a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weaknesses

CWE-911

Coverage 5

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