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CVE-2026-74536

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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
0.17%
Risk score
3.5
Published
2026-08-15
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release iso_sock_kill() tests !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket || sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) for early return, but this is always true since sock_orphan(sk) sets SOCK_DEAD, so the sk reference released by socket always leaks, iso_sock_destruct is never called. The socket reference also leaks when __iso_sock_close() does not set SOCK_ZAPPED, since iso_conn_del() does not call iso_sock_kill() after zapping. Fix by replacing SOCK_DEAD by BT_SK_KILLED flag that is not used for something else, and lock_sock to ensure iso_sock_kill() puts sk only after socket release only once. Release and iso_conn_del may run concurrently. Call iso_sock_kill() from iso_conn_del() to clean sk up after zapping. Remove call to iso_sock_kill() from iso_sock_close(), as it's generally no-op there. A flaw was found in the Bluetooth ISO subsystem of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs due to an issue in how socket references are managed after a socket is released, specifically within the `iso_sock_kill()` and `__iso_sock_close()` functions. This improper handling leads to a memory leak, which a local attacker could exploit to exhaust system resources and cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

Weaknesses

CWE-911

Coverage 1

Advisories and references