CVE-2026-53071: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in fe1188abdae9b7a8199dcdfcf9244d5e5d61eb14 : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Total control over the software or total information disclosure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in fe1188abdae9b7a8199dcdfcf9244d5e5d61eb14, dc89961b76f12aff47124c1df4bdb32a080f4d0c, 42776497cdbc9a665b384a6dcb85f0d4bd927eab +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: l2cap: Add missing chan lock in l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp l2cap_ecred_reconf_rsp() calls l2cap_chan_del() without holding l2cap_chan_lock(). Every other l2cap_chan_del() caller in the file acquires the lock first. A remote BLE device can send a crafted L2CAP ECRED reconfiguration response to corrupt the channel list while another thread is iterating it. Add l2cap_chan_hold() and l2cap_chan_lock() before l2cap_chan_del(), and l2cap_chan_unlock() and l2cap_chan_put() after, matching the pattern used in l2cap_ecred_conn_rsp() and l2cap_conn_del().
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/96dca51715d86559ed6ed8028e5445cecb80f3ae (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/330b20ec97916961ee0e6c29c06bc0fa7c96e64c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ccd75c51f620374086f359e906917676e699a1c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/77a853aec710b2fdf41fa298ea3cbc9a4358f917 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe1188abdae9b7a8199dcdfcf9244d5e5d61eb14 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc89961b76f12aff47124c1df4bdb32a080f4d0c (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/5501d055a1ce3c747141e3955ba8cf034d193f3e (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/42776497cdbc9a665b384a6dcb85f0d4bd927eab (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53071 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2492458 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-53071.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42919 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67723 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:43307 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42552 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65710 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65711 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:42550 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:67721 (opens in a new tab)