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CVE-2025-38593
published 2025-08-19

CVE-2025-38593: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix double free in 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()' Function…

PriorityP338high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.17%
6.2th percentile
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix double free in 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()' Function 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()' frees 'uuids' array and then sets it to NULL. There is a tiny chance of the following race: 'hci_cmd_sync_work()' 'update_passive_scan_sync()' 'hci_update_passive_scan_sync()' 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()' kfree(uuids); 'start_service_discovery()' 'hci_discovery_filter_clear()' kfree(uuids); // DOUBLE FREE uuids = NULL; To fix it let's add locking around 'kfree()' call and NULL pointer assignment. Otherwise the following backtrace fires: [ ] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ ] kernel BUG at mm/slub.c:547! [ ] Internal error: Oops - BUG: 00000000f2000800 [#1] PREEMPT SMP [ ] CPU: 3 UID: 0 PID: 246 Comm: bluetoothd Tainted: G O 6.12.19-kernel #1 [ ] Tainted: [O]=OOT_MODULE [ ] pstate: 60400005 (nZCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) [ ] pc : __slab_free+0xf8/0x348 [ ] lr : __slab_free+0x48/0x348 ... [ ] Call trace: [ ] __slab_free+0xf8/0x348 [ ] kfree+0x164/0x27c [ ] start_service_discovery+0x1d0/0x2c0 [ ] hci_sock_sendmsg+0x518/0x924 [ ] __sock_sendmsg+0x54/0x60 [ ] sock_write_iter+0x98/0xf8 [ ] do_iter_readv_writev+0xe4/0x1c8 [ ] vfs_writev+0x128/0x2b0 [ ] do_writev+0xfc/0x118 [ ] __arm64_sys_writev+0x20/0x2c [ ] invoke_syscall+0x68/0xf0 [ ] el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x40/0xe0 [ ] do_el0_svc+0x1c/0x28 [ ] el0_svc+0x30/0xd0 [ ] el0t_64_sync_handler+0x100/0x12c [ ] el0t_64_sync+0x194/0x198 [ ] Code: 8b0002e6 eb17031f 54fffbe1 d503201f (d4210000) [ ] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---

Affected

38 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
debianlinux-6.1< linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.159-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < 86f3dcd1f331cfd4fd7ec88906955134ec51afbe86f3dcd1f331cfd4fd7ec88906955134ec51afbe
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < 7ce9bb0b95fc280e9212b8922590c492ca1d9c397ce9bb0b95fc280e9212b8922590c492ca1d9c39
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < 16852eccbdfaf41a666705e3f8be55cf2864c5ca16852eccbdfaf41a666705e3f8be55cf2864c5ca
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < a351ff6b8ecca4229afaa0d98042bead8de64799a351ff6b8ecca4229afaa0d98042bead8de64799
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < f8069f34c4c976786ded97498012225af87435d7f8069f34c4c976786ded97498012225af87435d7
linuxlinux>= ad383c2c65a5baf16e334cd40a013cc302176891 < 2935e556850e9c94d7a00adf14d3cd7fe406ac032935e556850e9c94d7a00adf14d3cd7fe406ac03
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.159-16.1.159-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.43-16.12.43-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.16.3-16.16.3-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.8.0-100.1006.8.0-100.100
linuxlinux_kernel>= 5.17 < 6.6.1176.6.117
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.13 < 6.15.106.15.10
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.16 < 6.16.16.16.1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 6.7 < 6.12.426.12.42
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.104.2-4_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.112.1-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.96.2-1_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrcazl3_kernel_6.6.96.2-2_on_azure_linux_3.0
msrccbl2_qt5-qtbase_5.12.11-11_on_cbl_mariner_2.0
msrccbl2_qt5-qtbase_5.12.11-15_on_cbl_mariner_2.0
msrccbl2_qt5-qtsvg_5.12.11-3_on_cbl_mariner_2.0
msrccbl_mariner_1.0_arm

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
vendor_msrc7.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu3.2LOW
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