CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-99239

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A TOCTOU race in the Linux kernel Bluetooth L2CAP subsystem allowed an l2cap_chan to be linked to an l2cap_conn more than once, violating an invariant assumed during cleanup. The fix adds an invariant check in __l2cap_chan_add and a l2cap_lock_chan guard in l2cap_sock_bind().

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could exploit the race to trigger undefined behavior in the Bluetooth subsystem, potentially causing a system crash or memory corruption. Exploitation requires access to the Bluetooth interface and precise timing control.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix. Until patched, consider disabling Bluetooth on systems where it is not required.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: refuse __l2cap_chan_add if chan already has conn l2cap_chan may be linked to l2cap_conn at most once. This is assumed in several places, eg l2cap_chan_del cleanup. There is a TOCTOU race where the invariant is violated: [Task 1] [Task 2] l2cap_chan_connect l2cap_sock_bind l2cap_chan_lock lock_sock l2cap_state_change if (sk->sk_state != BT_OPEN) chan->state = BT_CONNECT l2cap_sock_state_change_cb chan->state = BT_BOUND sk->sk_state = BT_BOUND lock_sock <------------------ release_sock sk->sk_state = BT_CONNECT l2cap_sock_connect() does not check sk->sk_state, so since chan->state is now BT_BOUND, subsequent connect() ends up with second __l2cap_chan_add. Explicitly document and check the invariant in __l2cap_chan_add with WARN_ON_ONCE. The only callsite where it could be hit is l2cap_chan_connect, so add pre-check there to avoid relying on chan->state. chan->state read/write is not properly guarded currently so there can be other TOCTOUC problems. Add l2cap_lock_chan in l2cap_sock_bind() to guard chan->state write.

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