# CVE-2026-43021: Bluetooth: hci\_sync: fix leaks when hci\_cmd\_sync\_queue\_once fails

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-05-01 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.19

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix leaks when hci_cmd_sync_queue_once fails When hci_cmd_sync_queue_once() returns with error, the destroy callback will not be called. Fix leaking references / memory on these failures.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd74178d4b16dcf47179da634ea9d7c02e3608b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca377208e7f7322bf4e107cdec6e7d7e8aa7a88

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