Bluetooth: hci_conn: fix potential UAF in create_big_sync
CVE-2026-46111 is fixed in 16 products on 1 platform, first by SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1, released June 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: fix potential UAF in create_big_sync Add hci_conn_valid() check in create_big_sync() to detect stale connections before proceeding with BIG creation. Handle the resulting -ECANCELED in create_big_complete() and re-validate the connection under hci_dev_lock() before dereferencing, matching the pattern used by create_le_conn_complete() and create_pa_complete(). Keep the hci_conn object alive across the async boundary by taking a reference via hci_conn_get() when queueing create_big_sync(), and dropping it in the completion callback. The refcount and the lock are complementary: the refcount keeps the object allocated, while hci_dev_lock() serializes hci_conn_hash_del()'s list_del_rcu() on hdev->conn_hash, as required by hci_conn_del(). hci_conn_put() is called outside hci_dev_unlock() so the final put (which resolves to kfree() via bt_link_release) does not run under hdev->lock, though the release path would be safe either way. Without this, create_big_complete() would unconditionally dereference the conn pointer on error, causing a use-after-free via hci_connect_cfm() and hci_conn_del().
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-azure · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1.150700.17.35.4 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1.160000.2.17 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-docs · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_16 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.1.5.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2591-1 | Jun 23, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_16 · sles 15.7 | 1-150700.15.3.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.2 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-source · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-syms · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21388-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 | 6.4.0-150700.53.60.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2482-1 | Jun 22, 2026 |
| kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 | 6.12.0-160000.36.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22835-1 | Jul 21, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.1.187-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46111 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.90-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46111 | Jun 24, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.0.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46111 | Jun 24, 2026 |
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