Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_conn_free

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sco_conn_free net/bluetooth/sco.c:87 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sco_conn_put+0xdd/0x410
net/bluetooth/sco.c:107
Write of size 8 at addr ffff88811cb96b50 by task kworker/u17:4/352

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 352 Comm: kworker/u17:4 Not tainted
6.17.0-rc5-g717368f83676 #4 PREEMPT(voluntary)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014
Workqueue: hci13 hci_cmd_sync_work
Call Trace:
<TASK>
__dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline]
dump_stack_lvl+0x10b/0x170 lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]
print_report+0x191/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:482
kasan_report+0xc4/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595
sco_conn_free net/bluetooth/sco.c:87 [inline]
kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
sco_conn_put+0xdd/0x410 net/bluetooth/sco.c:107
sco_connect_cfm+0xb4/0xae0 net/bluetooth/sco.c:1441
hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2082 [inline]
hci_conn_failed+0x20a/0x2e0 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1313
hci_conn_unlink+0x55f/0x810 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1121
hci_conn_del+0xb6/0x1110 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1147
hci_abort_conn_sync+0x8c5/0xbb0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5689
hci_cmd_sync_work+0x281/0x380 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332
process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline]
process_scheduled_works+0x77e/0x1040 kernel/workqueue.c:3319
worker_thread+0xbee/0x1200 kernel/workqueue.c:3400
kthread+0x3c7/0x870 kernel/kthread.c:463
ret_from_fork+0x13a/0x1e0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148
ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245
</TASK>

Allocated by task 31370:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x30/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:68
poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:388 [inline]
__kasan_kmalloc+0x82/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:405
kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline]
__do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4382 [inline]
__kmalloc_noprof+0x22f/0x390 mm/slub.c:4394
kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline]
sk_prot_alloc+0xae/0x220 net/core/sock.c:2239
sk_alloc+0x34/0x5a0 net/core/sock.c:2295
bt_sock_alloc+0x3c/0x330 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:151
sco_sock_alloc net/bluetooth/sco.c:562 [inline]
sco_sock_create+0xc0/0x350 net/bluetooth/sco.c:593
bt_sock_create+0x161/0x3b0 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:135
__sock_create+0x3ad/0x780 net/socket.c:1589
sock_create net/socket.c:1647 [inline]
__sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1684 [inline]
__sys_socket+0xd5/0x330 net/socket.c:1731
__do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1745 [inline]
__se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1743 [inline]
__x64_sys_socket+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:1743
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0xc7/0x240 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 31374:
kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
kasan_save_track+0x30/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:68
kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576
poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline]
__kasan_slab_free+0x3d/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:275
kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]
slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2428 [inline]
slab_free mm/slub.c:4701 [inline]
kfree+0x199/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4900
sk_prot_free net/core/sock.c:2278 [inline]
__sk_destruct+0x4aa/0x630 net/core/sock.c:2373
sco_sock_release+0x2ad/0x300 net/bluetooth/sco.c:1333
__sock_release net/socket.c:649 [inline]
sock_close+0xb8/0x230 net/socket.c:1439
__fput+0x3d1/0x9e0 fs/file_table.c:468
task_work_run+0x206/0x2a0 kernel/task_work.c:227
get_signal+0x1201/0x1410 kernel/signal.c:2807
arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x34/0x740 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337
exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x68/0xc0 kernel/entry/common.c:40
exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:225 [inline]
s
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Published: 2025-12-08
Score: 7.0 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4404-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4436-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8030-1 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8048-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8029-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8095-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8095-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-2 Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8100-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8095-3 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-4 Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8095-4 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8096-5 Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8116-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG Real-time) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8125-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8126-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8095-5 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8141-1 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8163-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8165-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8163-2 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8243-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8261-1 Linux kernel (Xilinx) vulnerabilities
History

Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:30:00 +0000


Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_conn_free BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sco_conn_free net/bluetooth/sco.c:87 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in sco_conn_put+0xdd/0x410 net/bluetooth/sco.c:107 Write of size 8 at addr ffff88811cb96b50 by task kworker/u17:4/352 CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 352 Comm: kworker/u17:4 Not tainted 6.17.0-rc5-g717368f83676 #4 PREEMPT(voluntary) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.15.0-1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci13 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x10b/0x170 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0x191/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xc4/0x100 mm/kasan/report.c:595 sco_conn_free net/bluetooth/sco.c:87 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] sco_conn_put+0xdd/0x410 net/bluetooth/sco.c:107 sco_connect_cfm+0xb4/0xae0 net/bluetooth/sco.c:1441 hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2082 [inline] hci_conn_failed+0x20a/0x2e0 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1313 hci_conn_unlink+0x55f/0x810 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1121 hci_conn_del+0xb6/0x1110 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1147 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x8c5/0xbb0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5689 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x281/0x380 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3236 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0x77e/0x1040 kernel/workqueue.c:3319 worker_thread+0xbee/0x1200 kernel/workqueue.c:3400 kthread+0x3c7/0x870 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x13a/0x1e0 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> Allocated by task 31370: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x30/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:388 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x82/0x90 mm/kasan/common.c:405 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __do_kmalloc_node mm/slub.c:4382 [inline] __kmalloc_noprof+0x22f/0x390 mm/slub.c:4394 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:909 [inline] sk_prot_alloc+0xae/0x220 net/core/sock.c:2239 sk_alloc+0x34/0x5a0 net/core/sock.c:2295 bt_sock_alloc+0x3c/0x330 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:151 sco_sock_alloc net/bluetooth/sco.c:562 [inline] sco_sock_create+0xc0/0x350 net/bluetooth/sco.c:593 bt_sock_create+0x161/0x3b0 net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c:135 __sock_create+0x3ad/0x780 net/socket.c:1589 sock_create net/socket.c:1647 [inline] __sys_socket_create net/socket.c:1684 [inline] __sys_socket+0xd5/0x330 net/socket.c:1731 __do_sys_socket net/socket.c:1745 [inline] __se_sys_socket net/socket.c:1743 [inline] __x64_sys_socket+0x7a/0x90 net/socket.c:1743 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xc7/0x240 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 31374: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x30/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:243 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x3d/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:275 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2428 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:4701 [inline] kfree+0x199/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4900 sk_prot_free net/core/sock.c:2278 [inline] __sk_destruct+0x4aa/0x630 net/core/sock.c:2373 sco_sock_release+0x2ad/0x300 net/bluetooth/sco.c:1333 __sock_release net/socket.c:649 [inline] sock_close+0xb8/0x230 net/socket.c:1439 __fput+0x3d1/0x9e0 fs/file_table.c:468 task_work_run+0x206/0x2a0 kernel/task_work.c:227 get_signal+0x1201/0x1410 kernel/signal.c:2807 arch_do_signal_or_restart+0x34/0x740 arch/x86/kernel/signal.c:337 exit_to_user_mode_loop+0x68/0xc0 kernel/entry/common.c:40 exit_to_user_mode_prepare include/linux/irq-entry-common.h:225 [inline] s ---truncated---
Title Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_conn_free
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-11T21:46:51.814Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.185Z

Link: CVE-2025-40309

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-08T01:16:03.207

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-40309

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40309 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses

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