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CVE-2025-38117: Bluetooth: MGMT: Protect mgmt_pending list with its own lock

HighCVSS 7.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 31/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.18% (FIRST EPSS).
Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
Fixed version: Linux Linux 4e83f2dbb2bf677e614109df24426c4dded472d4, 6fe26f694c824b8a4dbf50c635bee1302e3f099c, 7b5958332f20dc66b19be564c402dbc21b927a81; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 4e83f2dbb2bf677e614109df24426c4dded472d4, 6fe26f694c824b8a4dbf50c635bee1302e3f099c, 7b5958332f20dc66b19be564c402dbc21b927a81; azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1; azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.96.1-1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Protect mgmt_pending list with its own lock This uses a mutex to protect from concurrent access of mgmt_pending list which can cause crashes like: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_sock_get_channel+0x60/0x68 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:91 Read of size 2 at addr ffff0000c48885b2 by task syz.4.334/7318 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 7318 Comm: syz.4.334 Not tainted 6.15.0-rc7-syzkaller-g187899f4124a #0 PREEMPT Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 02/12/2025 Call trace: show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:466 (C) __dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94 dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description+0xa8/0x254 mm/kasan/report.c:408 print_report+0x68/0x84 mm/kasan/report.c:521 kasan_report+0xb0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:634 __asan_report_load2_noabort+0x20/0x2c mm/kasan/report_generic.c:379 hci_sock_get_channel+0x60/0x68 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:91 mgmt_pending_find+0x7c/0x140 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:223 pending_find net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:947 [inline] remove_adv_monitor+0x44/0x1a4 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5445 hci_mgmt_cmd+0x780/0xc00 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1712 hci_sock_sendmsg+0x544/0xbb0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1832 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:712 [inline] __sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:727 [inline] sock_write_iter+0x25c/0x378 net/socket.c:1131 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:591 [inline] vfs_write+0x62c/0x97c fs/read_write.c:684 ksys_write+0x120/0x210 fs/read_write.c:736 __do_sys_write fs/read_write.c:747 [inline] __se_sys_write fs/read_write.c:744 [inline] __arm64_sys_write+0x7c/0x90 fs/read_write.c:744 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x58/0x17c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:767 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x78/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:786 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600 Allocated by task 7037: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x40/0x78 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_alloc_info+0x44/0x54 mm/kasan/generic.c:562 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x9c/0xb4 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4327 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x2fc/0x4c8 mm/slub.c:4339 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline] sk_prot_alloc+0xc4/0x1f0 net/core/sock.c:2198 sk_alloc+0x44/0x3ac net/core/sock.c:2254 bt_sock_alloc+0x4c/0x300 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:148 hci_sock_create+0xa8/0x194 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:2202 bt_sock_create+0x14c/0x24c net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:132 __sock_create+0x43c/0x91c net/socket.c:1541 sock_create net/socket.c:1599 [inline] __sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1636 [inline] __sys_socket+0xd4/0x1c0 net/socket.c:1683 __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1697 [inline] __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1695 [inline] __arm64_sys_socket+0x7c/0x94 net/socket.c:1695 __invoke_syscall arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:35 [inline] invoke_syscall+0x98/0x2b8 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:49 el0_svc_common+0x130/0x23c arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:132 do_el0_svc+0x48/0x58 arch/arm64/kernel/syscall.c:151 el0_svc+0x58/0x17c arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:767 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x78/0x108 arch/arm64/kernel/entry-common.c:786 el0t_64_sync+0x198/0x19c arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:600 Freed by task 6607: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x40/0x78 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x58/0x70 mm/kasan/generic.c:576 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x68/0x88 mm/kasan/common.c:264 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline ---truncated---

Memory safety

Published: Jul 3, 2025
Updated: Oct 15, 2026
EPSS: 0.1% · 8th percentile
CWE: CWE-416

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Action score

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: 7.8
CNA · Linux: 7.8; agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Vendor	Product	CPE
linux	linux kernel	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

Linux Linux
- 4.1affected
- a380b6cff1a2d2139772e88219d08330f84d0381 and later · before 7b5958332f20dc66b19be564c402dbc21b927a81affected · git
- a380b6cff1a2d2139772e88219d08330f84d0381 and later · before bdd56875c6926d8009914f427df71797693e90d4affected · git
- a380b6cff1a2d2139772e88219d08330f84d0381 and later · before 4e83f2dbb2bf677e614109df24426c4dded472d4affected · git
- a380b6cff1a2d2139772e88219d08330f84d0381 and later · before d7882db79135c829a922daf3571f33ea1e056ae3affected · git
- a380b6cff1a2d2139772e88219d08330f84d0381 and later · before 6fe26f694c824b8a4dbf50c635bee1302e3f099caffected · git
- before 4.1not affected · semver
- 6.1.184 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.94 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
- 6.12.34 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver

Affected versions · NVD (4)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

linux linux kernel4.1 and later · before 6.6.94
linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.34
linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.15.3
linux linux kernel6.16

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:12	linux	before 6.1.187-1	6.1.187-1
Debian:13	linux	before 6.12.35-1	6.12.35-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	kernel-default	before 4.12.14-122.339.1	4.12.14-122.339.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_90	before 1-8.3.1	1-8.3.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	kernel-source	before 4.12.14-122.339.1	4.12.14-122.339.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	kernel-syms	before 4.12.14-122.339.1	4.12.14-122.339.1

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Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2025-38113Jul 3, 2025 · ACPI: CPPC: Fix NULL pointer dereference when nosmp is used
22Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2025-38115Jul 3, 2025 · net_sched: sch_sfq: fix a potential crash on gso_skb handling
22Monitor
Later →CVE-2025-38118Jul 3, 2025 · Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix UAF on mgmt_remove_adv_monitor_complete
31Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
Linux Linux	4e83f2dbb2bf677e614109df24426c4dded472d4	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	6fe26f694c824b8a4dbf50c635bee1302e3f099c	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	7b5958332f20dc66b19be564c402dbc21b927a81	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	bdd56875c6926d8009914f427df71797693e90d4	Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux	d7882db79135c829a922daf3571f33ea1e056ae3	Vendor (CNA)
azl3 kernel 6.6.92.2-2 on Azure Linux 3.0	6.6.96.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases	Microsoft (MSRC)
azl3 kernel 6.6.96.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0	6.6.96.1-1 · CBL-Mariner Releases	Microsoft (MSRC)
cbl2 kernel 5.15.202.1-1 on CBL-Mariner 2.0	Release Notes	Microsoft (MSRC)
debian:linux	6.1.187-1 · Debian:12	Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-default	4.12.14-122.339.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-source	4.12.14-122.339.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:kernel-syms	4.12.14-122.339.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSS	Package registry (OSV)
suse:kgraft-patch-SLE12-SP5_Update_90	1-8.3.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12 SP5	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: Low
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-416 · Use After Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Root cause

After a memory region is freed, another reference pointing to it is still used. By then, the same region may have been allocated for different data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-416 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1free(dev->buf);
2/* ... another thread is still running ... */
3process(dev->buf);

Fixed

1lock(&dev->lock);
2free(dev->buf);
3dev->buf = NULL;
4unlock(&dev->lock);

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log (2)

SSVC exploitation— → noneOct 15, 2026, 11:07 PM UTC
Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:08 PM UTC

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References

git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e83f2dbb2bf677e614109df24426c4dded472d4

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