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CVE-2026-90093: Linux kernel · Bluetooth: L2CAP: access chan->conn safely in get/setsockopt

Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in f49321c85785178214fd67f2e9b4b73d6363783b : patch Linux kernel soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 6% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in f49321c85785178214fd67f2e9b4b73d6363783b, ca2c4c26498643f421d35ffe258fafbd3ed461c3, 8460dc49c9756a1e9288218060b4d41e1b704905 +9
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 17 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • >=6.6.145 <6.6.160
  • >=6.12.97 <6.12.114
  • >=6.18.39 <6.18.57
  • >=5.10.265 <5.11
  • >=5.15.216 <5.16
  • >=6.1.183 <6.2
  • >=7.1.4 <7.2
Fixed in
  • f49321c85785178214fd67f2e9b4b73d6363783b
  • ca2c4c26498643f421d35ffe258fafbd3ed461c3
  • 8460dc49c9756a1e9288218060b4d41e1b704905
  • 19e154d794eb4d33d99ca4a087b1cea9d5e65786
  • 7.2
  • 6.18.57
  • 6.12.114
  • 6.6.160
  • 6.2
  • 5.16
  • 5.11
  • 3af72bf8f73c519ee562e6963d5ff8e678924f93
LinuxLinuxAffected
  • =7.2
Fixed in–

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: access chan->conn safely in get/setsockopt Since commit b66774b48dd9 ("Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix UAF in channel timeout by holding conn ref") l2cap_chan::conn has held reference and remains non-NULL also after the corresponding hci_conn is deleted. In this state accessing various fields eg. hci_conn::hdev is invalid, which leads to KASAN crash in l2cap_sock_setsockopt() access of conn->hcon->hdev. Check l2cap_chan::conn.hcon corresponds to an alive hci_conn before trying to use it in l2cap_sock.c. Hold l2cap_chan_lock() in getsockopt/setsockopt to ensure it stays alive, and to avoid data races in l2cap_chan fields.

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