ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-43322

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused…

Published May 8, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · linux kernel

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43322. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.34%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe linux/linux kernel

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue is not able to prevent it: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880796b0010 by task kworker/u9:0/52 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xcd/0x630 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:194 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x100/0x1b0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ff/0x430 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:334 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x983/0x

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe linux/linux kernel7.0

How to fix CVE-2026-43322

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-43322. EPSS is 0.34%. Act only if a listed version of linux kernel is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with linux/linux kernel 7.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.34%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue is not able to prevent it: =================================================================

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue is not able to prevent it: =================================================================

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43322

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-43322

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-43322

    In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_con

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.