CVE-2026-68085

Bluetooth: hci_uart: clear HCI_UART_SENDING when write_work is canceled

CVE-2026-68085 is fixed in 51 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68085, released August 11, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.0
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0020
9th percentile

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_uart: clear HCI_UART_SENDING when write_work is canceled HCI_UART_SENDING bit in tx_state means write_work is pending and blocks queueing it again. Currently this bit is not cleared when canceling the work in hci_uart_close(), which blocks future writes when device is reopened later if write_work was pending. Fix by clearing HCI_UART_SENDING when canceling the work. Also make clearing of tx_skb safe by using disable_work_sync + enable_work instead of just cancel_work_sync. hci_uart_flush() purges the proto tx queue so we can cancel the pending write_work there, instead of doing it just in hci_uart_close(). Re-enable and possibly requeue the work after queue flush.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dtb-aarch64 · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-64kb · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-azure · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-default-base · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-docs · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-kvmsmall · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 · sles 15.7 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1 Sep 10, 2026
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 · sles 15.7 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-build · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-build · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-obs-qa · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-rt · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-source · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-source · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-syms · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
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kernel-zfcpdump · opensuse-leap 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1 Sep 22, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 15.7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1 Oct 7, 2026
kernel-zfcpdump · sles 16.0 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1 Sep 22, 2026
linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 6.12.96-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68085 Aug 11, 2026
linux · Debian 14 7.1.4-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-68085 Aug 11, 2026

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