# CVE-2022-48844: Bluetooth: hci\_core: Fix leaking sent\_cmd skb

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-16 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix leaking sent_cmd skb sent_cmd memory is not freed before freeing hci_dev causing it to leak it contents.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3679ccc09d8806686d579095ed504e045af7f7d6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9473d06bd1c8da49eafb685aa95a290290c672dd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3b1dc3dd050f1f47cd13e300732852414270f8

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