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CVE-2026-74538: Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 35/100)

  • 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: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: Linux Linux 0e830354c120954ccb9ca15880245912722c4031, 4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3, 6.9.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0e830354c120954ccb9ca15880245912722c4031, 4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3, 6.9 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: ISO: lock sk in iso_connect_ind Accessing iso_pi(sk)->conn requires lock_sock, which is not taken in the "ev3" part of iso_connect_ind. It may also be NULL if socket has transitioned away from the LISTEN/CONNECT states before locking. Fix by adding lock/release. Recheck hcon is valid after lock acquire where needed.

Published
Aug 15, 2026
Updated
Oct 21, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th percentile
CWE
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Action score

35

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · Linux
8.8
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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

    • 489efc9ae36f164423f5fa7ace772a7ab8131cd8, 6.9affected
    • 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb and later · before 0e830354c120954ccb9ca15880245912722c4031affected · git
    • 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb and later · before e8e9cff6d80eeec28dec4cf7cc18662986945391affected · git
    • 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb and later · before 9bee7e476534f27e830658dad962d85da9edf6bfaffected · git
    • 168d9bf9c7f01df71e6404cfff66d9c2a8e968fb and later · before 4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3affected · git
    • 6.8.9 and later · before 6.9affected · semver
    • before 6.9not affected · semver
    • 6.12.114 and later · up to and including 6.12.*not affected · semver
    • 6.18.44 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
    • 7.1.8 and later · up to and including 7.1.*not affected · semver

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:13linuxbefore 6.12.115-26.12.115-2
Debian:14linuxbefore 7.1.8-17.1.8-1

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-74705udp: fix potential use-after-free in tunnel segmentation
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74612veth: fix skb length accounting after XDP frag adjustment
    40Plan
  • CVE-2026-74475vxlan: use neigh_ha_snapshot() in route_shortcircuit()
    40Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-74535Aug 15, 2026 · Bluetooth: ISO: avoid deadlocks in iso_sock_timeout
    35Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-74537Aug 15, 2026 · Bluetooth: ISO: hold sk properly in iso_conn_ready
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-74539Aug 15, 2026 · Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_sock_getname
    32Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Linux Linux0e830354c120954ccb9ca15880245912722c4031Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux4311fd6f429065a8ba208660360a895627a00cf3Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux6.9Vendor (CNA)
Linux Linux9bee7e476534f27e830658dad962d85da9edf6bfVendor (CNA)
Linux Linuxe8e9cff6d80eeec28dec4cf7cc18662986945391Vendor (CNA)
debian:linux6.12.115-2 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
debian:linux7.1.8-1 · Debian:14Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

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

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • 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
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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References

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