CVE-2026-64408: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: bnep: pin L2CAP connection during netdev registration
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High · fixed in df22adc7eafc22e651561813c11dc51a796b12ee : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 13:47 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in df22adc7eafc22e651561813c11dc51a796b12ee, bb067a99a0356196c0b89a95721985485ebce5a5, ae215c5b6422d8eda443b861b124bd1be6969c31 +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 25 Jul 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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AI-suggested
A fix for this vulnerability has been applied in the Linux kernel source code. Users should update to a kernel version that includes this fix. Since no specific patch links or vendor advisories are provided, check the official Linux kernel mailing lists or distribution security advisories for the patched kernel versions.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: bnep: pin L2CAP connection during netdev registration bnep_add_connection() reads the L2CAP connection without holding the channel lock, then passes its HCI device to register_netdev(). Controller teardown can clear and release that connection concurrently, leaving the network device registration path to dereference a freed parent device. Take a reference to the L2CAP connection while holding the channel lock. Retain it until register_netdev() has taken the parent device reference.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64408 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/390b5db3ff8745187f094c4e915663b7b1f98944 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/46a88784c4c9b96954dd86f747ce93f65efa1302 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/551ae773ec64045b4e72099132654887e0270bcc (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/563a8573047182f550b1e1e030615755cd8c41da (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a6b22dbd80926556290ad2243be25218d6956a19 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae215c5b6422d8eda443b861b124bd1be6969c31 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/bb067a99a0356196c0b89a95721985485ebce5a5 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df22adc7eafc22e651561813c11dc51a796b12ee (opens in a new tab)