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CVE-2026-23146
published 2026-02-14

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() sets…

PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.12%
2.5th percentile
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->priv. The race condition is: CPU0 CPU1 ---- ---- hci_uart_set_proto() set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT) hci_uart_register_dev() tty write wakeup hci_uart_tty_wakeup() hci_uart_tx_wakeup() schedule_work(&hu->write_work) proto->open(hu) // initializes hu->priv hci_uart_write_work() hci_uart_dequeue() proto->dequeue(hu) // accesses hu->priv (NULL!) Fix this by moving set_bit(HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT) after proto->open() succeeds, ensuring hu->priv is initialized before any work can be scheduled.

Affected

74 ranges· showing 25
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianlinux< linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)linux 6.1.162-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux
linuxlinux>= 02e1bcdfdf769974e7e9fa285e295cd9852e2a38 < 186d147cf7689ba1f9b3ddb753ab634a84940cc9186d147cf7689ba1f9b3ddb753ab634a84940cc9
linuxlinux>= 281782d2c6730241e300d630bb9f200d831ede71 < 53e54cb31e667fca05b1808b990eac0807d1dab053e54cb31e667fca05b1808b990eac0807d1dab0
linuxlinux>= 5.10.237 < 5.10.2495.10.249
linuxlinux>= 5.15.181 < 5.15.1995.15.199
linuxlinux>= 5.4.293 < 5.55.5
linuxlinux>= 5df5dafc171b90d0b8d51547a82657cd5a1986c7 < 03e8c90c62233382042b7bd0fa8b8900552fdb6203e8c90c62233382042b7bd0fa8b8900552fdb62
linuxlinux>= 5df5dafc171b90d0b8d51547a82657cd5a1986c7 < 0c3cd7a0b862c37acbee6d9502107146cc9443980c3cd7a0b862c37acbee6d9502107146cc944398
linuxlinux>= 6.1.135 < 6.1.1626.1.162
linuxlinux>= 6.12.24 < 6.12.696.12.69
linuxlinux>= 6.13.12 < 6.146.14
linuxlinux>= 6.14.3 < 6.156.15
linuxlinux>= 6.6.88 < 6.6.1236.6.123
linuxlinux>= 80f14e9de6a43a0bd8194cad1003a3e6dcbc3984 < 937a573423ce5a96fdb1fd425dc6b8d8d4ab5779937a573423ce5a96fdb1fd425dc6b8d8d4ab5779
linuxlinux>= 9e5a0f5777162e503400c70c6ed25fbbe2d38799 < ccc683f597ceb28deb966427ae948e5ac739a909ccc683f597ceb28deb966427ae948e5ac739a909
linuxlinux>= a40f94f7caa8d3421b64f63ac31bc0f24c890f39 < b0a900939e7e4866d9b90e9112514b72c451e873b0a900939e7e4866d9b90e9112514b72c451e873
linuxlinux_kernel
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 5.10.249-15.10.249-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.1.162-16.1.162-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.12.69-16.12.69-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 6.18.9-16.18.9-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu7.8HIGH
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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