kernel: Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem. Improper handling of locking within the hciconnrequestevt function, particularly when the HCIPROTODEFER protocol is active, can result in a Use-After-Free UAF vulnerability. This condition arises when a connection object is accessed afte...

kernel: Bluetooth: fix locking in hci_conn_request_evt() with HCI_PROTO_DEFER

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem. Improper handling of locking within the hciconnrequestevt function, particularly when the HCIPROTODEFER protocol is active, can result in a Use-After-Free UAF vulnerability. This condition arises when a connection object is accessed afte...

CVE-2026-53072: Improper Locking

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: fix locking in hciconnrequestevt with HCIPROTODEFER When protocol sets HCIPROTODEFER, hciconnrequestevt calls hciconnectcfmconn without hdev-lock. Generally hciconnectcfm assumes it is held, and if conn is deleted...