CVE-2026-98632: Bluetooth: mgmt: Dequeue pending mesh_send_sync entries on cancel
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- 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: 0.17% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 03ced4687fb79286be7fdee0fc58d2c74de3e7bb, 084be90948632a5a358821e687b11a14445aae76, 2189a219397d8e73808a67c4aade837b635705da; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.159.1-1.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 03ced4687fb79286be7fdee0fc58d2c74de3e7bb, 084be90948632a5a358821e687b11a14445aae76, 2189a219397d8e73808a67c4aade837b635705da; azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 6.6.159.1-1 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: Dequeue pending mesh_send_sync entries on cancel In send_cancel(), pending mesh_tx objects are removed from the hdev->mesh_pending list and freed via mesh_send_complete(). However, if a mesh transmission was already queued onto hdev->cmd_sync_work_list via mesh_next(), the queued entry retains a raw pointer to mesh_tx. When hci_cmd_sync_work later processes the entry, it attempts to execute mesh_send_sync and its destroy callback mesh_send_start_complete using the already freed mesh_tx pointer, leading to a use-after-free. Fix this by invoking hci_cmd_sync_dequeue() for mesh_send_sync on the target mesh_tx before completing it. If the entry is found and dequeued, its destroy callback will complete and free the object; otherwise, mesh_send_complete() is called directly. Additionally, ensure the transmission queue advances after cancellation or errors. In mesh_send_start_complete(), call mesh_next() on error unless err is -ECANCELED, because hci_cmd_sync_dequeue() holds hdev->cmd_sync_work_lock and calling mesh_next() synchronously would deadlock. Instead, advance the queue in send_cancel() once the lock is released and if no transmission is in progress.
- Published
- Oct 18, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 19, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 6th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Linux Linux
- 6.1affected
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before f84e52829021d00bca8e067302f597c71af1f71aaffected · git
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before 718a8ffa180d469f99ad4f746f00cafd39456415affected · git
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before 084be90948632a5a358821e687b11a14445aae76affected · git
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before 2189a219397d8e73808a67c4aade837b635705daaffected · git
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before 03ced4687fb79286be7fdee0fc58d2c74de3e7bbaffected · git
- b338d91703fae6f6afd67f3f75caa3b8f36ddef3 and later · before 71af682ba4692c2ed9ace4c3d4ca462ae368c029affected · git
- before 6.1not affected · semver
- 6.1.189 and later · up to and including 6.1.*not affected · semver
- 6.6.158 and later · up to and including 6.6.*not affected · semver
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 6.1.190-1 | 6.1.190-1 |
| Debian:12 | linux-6.12 | before 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.113-1 | 6.12.113-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.9-1 | 7.2.9-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 03ced4687fb79286be7fdee0fc58d2c74de3e7bb | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 084be90948632a5a358821e687b11a14445aae76 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 2189a219397d8e73808a67c4aade837b635705da | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 718a8ffa180d469f99ad4f746f00cafd39456415 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 71af682ba4692c2ed9ace4c3d4ca462ae368c029 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f84e52829021d00bca8e067302f597c71af1f71a | Vendor (CNA) |
| azl3 kernel 6.6.157.1-1 on Azure Linux 3.0 | 6.6.159.1-1 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.190-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux-6.12 | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 7, 2026+20 d
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
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- TR-26-1351 · Oct 19, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
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Weakness class (CWE)
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Change log
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- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- git.kernel.org/stable/c/084be90948632a5a358821e687b11a14445aae76
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2189a219397d8e73808a67c4aade837b635705da
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/718a8ffa180d469f99ad4f746f00cafd39456415
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/71af682ba4692c2ed9ace4c3d4ca462ae368c029
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/f84e52829021d00bca8e067302f597c71af1f71a
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.