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CVE-2026-52918: Bluetooth: serialize accept_q access
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-24 · updated 2026-10-19
- Weakness: CWE-362
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: serialize accept_q access bt_sock_poll() walks the accept queue without synchronization, while child teardown can unlink the same socket and drop its last reference. The unsynchronized accept queue walk has existed since the initial Bluetooth import. Protect accept_q with a dedicated lock for queue updates and polling. Also rework bt_accept_dequeue() to take temporary child references under the queue lock before dropping it and locking the child socket.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: from 2.6.12.1 before 5.10.259; from 5.11 before 5.15.210; from 5.16 before 6.1.176; from 6.2 before 6.6.142; from 6.7 before 6.12.92; from 6.13 before 6.18.34 — fixed in 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.12.92, 6.18.34, 6.6.142
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.12.92. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41c8c1c7923e86e0eb59cfb4279349112756a336
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4ec17782fd186f901a7329605d11048b085b945a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85f8674cae82053f1e6bab295f6a8422cca14db5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8b4c412e001b0c670eb937beab491af974da55b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a218bf69eb51fefe59a3976fa8925261141f681c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/be43e6b4043113c3b3cf887c3c8350f67140274c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9ce4de05df2385c19e2c7d12f529144e1a44af1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e83f5e24da741fa9405aeeff00b08c5ee7c37b88
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
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