# CVE-2026-53073: Bluetooth: hci\_ldisc: Clear HCI\_UART\_PROTO\_INIT on error

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, and 3 more
- Published: 2026-06-24 · Updated: 2026-06-24

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.237, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.15.181, fixed in 5.15.209; from 6.1.135, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.6.88, fixed in 6.6.141; from 6.12.24, fixed in 6.12.91; from 5.4.293, fixed in 5.5; from 6.13.12, fixed in 6.14; from 6.14.3, fixed in 6.15
- Linux: 6.15

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error When hci_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_register_dev() HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT is not cleared before calling hu->proto->close(hu) and setting hu->hdev to NULL. This means incoming UART data will reach the protocol-specific recv handler in hci_uart_tty_receive() after resources are freed. Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT with a write lock before calling hu->proto->close() and setting hu->hdev to NULL. The write lock ensures all active readers have completed and no new reader can enter the protocol recv path before resources are freed. This allows the protocol-specific recv functions to remove the "HCI_UART_REGISTERED" guard without risking a null pointer dereference if hci_register_dev() fails.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebb39b2d81731b83ee71a1ba6dd0291a57b5ac07
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ed4033fb85ccaaf6c3983be3c7b037e48253d232
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/356dee1bcac4d0d9152390561fa63331ebff211b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a673cf6c4ac702cb79ac1f4d7fc4de763a6a3e40
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f4b69c35813c432973d340d3600c01de106ed474
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3daa5818e473ed60eb69d8b5c71b651909d28c5a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/194f029a4d7f739e44ebc1f473120187b4de5104
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/68d39ea5e0adc9ecaea1ce8abd842ec972eb8718

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