kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_conn_tx_dequeue

A flaw was discovered in the Bluetooth subsystem of the Linux kernel. When processing a HCIEVNUMCOMPPKTS event, the function hciconntxdequeue did not properly hold or release the hdev device lock, which may lead to a use-after-free of the connection structure...

kernel: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix UAF in hci_acl_create_conn_sync

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Bluetooth subsystem HCI. Specifically, in the function hciaclcreateconnsync and related path hcilecreateconnsync, a connection object in state BTOPEN that is still pending command submission may be freed prematurely, leading to a use-after-free condition. An...

USN-7861-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

USN-7861-3 linux-nvidia-6.8, linux-oracle, linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel (GCP and GKE) vulnerabilities (USN-7864-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7864-1 advisory. Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Regge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor...

USN-7861-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

USN-7861-2 linux-realtime, linux-realtime-6.8 vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

USN-7864-1: Linux kernel (GCP and GKE) vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

USN-7864-1 linux-gcp, linux-gcp-6.8, linux-gke vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7861-1)

The remote Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7861-1 advisory. Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Regge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor...

USN-7861-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

USN-7861-1 linux, linux-aws, linux-gkeop, linux-hwe-6.8, linux-ibm, linux-ibm-6.8, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8, linux-nvidia, linux-nvidia-lowlatency vulnerabilities

Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro Rüegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this t...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities (USN-7832-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7832-1 advisory. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in...

USN-7819-2: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Network drivers; - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - Ext4 file system; -...

USN-7819-2 linux-azure-fips vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Network drivers; - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - Ext4 file system; -...

USN-7832-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - SMB network file system; - Bluetooth...

USN-7832-1 linux-oracle-5.4 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - Device tree and open firmware driver; - SCSI subsystem; - TTY drivers; - SMB network file system; - Bluetooth...

CVE-2025-39982

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hcievent: Fix UAF in hciaclcreateconnsync This fixes the following UFA in hciaclcreateconnsync where a connection still pending is command submission conn-state == BTOPEN maybe freed, also since this also can happen wi...

USN-7801-3 linux-oracle-6.8 vulnerabilities

Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update corrects flaws in the following subsystems: - ARM32 architecture; - ARM64 architecture; - x86 architecture; - Compute Acceleration Framework; - Bus devices; - AM...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS : Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities (USN-7819-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7819-1 advisory. Several security issues were discovered in the Linux kernel. An attacker could possibly use these to compromise the system. This update...