# CVE-2023-40283: An issue was discovered in l2cap\_sock\_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap\_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.10.

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-14 · Updated: 2026-10-14

## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

An issue was discovered in l2cap_sock_release in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c in the Linux kernel before 6.4.10. There is a use-after-free because the children of an sk are mishandled.

## What to do

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1728137b33c00d5a2b5110ed7aafb42e7c32e4a1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1728137b33c00d5a2b5110ed7aafb42e7c32e4a1
- https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.4.10
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5480
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5492
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175072/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0098-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00027.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231020-0007/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/175963/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0099-1.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/01/msg00004.html

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