CVE-2026-23146

Severity
5.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 14
Latest updateApr 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix null-ptr-deref in hci_uart_write_work hci_uart_set_proto() sets HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT before calling hci_uart_register_dev(), which calls proto->open() to initialize hu->priv. However, if a TTY write wakeup occurs during this window, hci_uart_tx_wakeup() may schedule write_work before hu->priv is initialized, leading to a NULL pointer dereference in hci_uart_write_work() when proto->dequeue() accesses hu

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel5.4.2935.5+8
CVEListV5linux/linuxa40f94f7caa8d3421b64f63ac31bc0f24c890f39b0a900939e7e4866d9b90e9112514b72c451e873+10
Debianlinux< 5.10.249-1+3

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
CVEList
Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix null-ptr-deref in hci_uart_write_work2026-02-14
GHSA
GHSA-hcr8-x92w-q652: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix null-ptr-deref in hci_uart_write_work hci_uart_set_prot2026-02-14
OSV
CVE-2026-23146: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_uart: fix null-ptr-deref in hci_uart_write_work hci_uart_set_proto(2026-02-14

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities2026-04-09
Red Hat
kernel: Linux kernel: Denial of Service in Bluetooth HCI UART driver via null pointer dereference2026-02-14
Debian
CVE-2026-23146: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23146 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23146 (MEDIUM CVSS 5.5) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io