# CVE-2026-63948: Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix chan ref leak in l2cap\_chan\_timeout() on !conn

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.10.259, 5.15.210, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 4.20, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-07-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 5.10.217, fixed in 5.10.259; from 5.15.159, fixed in 5.15.210; from 6.1.91, fixed in 6.1.176; from 6.6.31, fixed in 6.6.143; from 4.19.314, fixed in 4.20; from 5.4.276, fixed in 5.5; from 6.8.10, fixed in 6.9
- Linux: 6.9

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix chan ref leak in l2cap_chan_timeout() on !conn __set_chan_timer() takes a l2cap_chan reference via l2cap_chan_hold() before scheduling the delayed work. The normal path in l2cap_chan_timeout() drops this reference with l2cap_chan_put() at the end, but the early return when chan->conn is NULL skips the put, leaking the reference. Add the missing l2cap_chan_put() before the early return.

## 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, 6.1.176, 6.6.143, 4.20) per the references below.
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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/50f1bcaaaa3a80bb1c3472044bc146e8d49d51ee
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b5c59a5b469e2a809a2d57eda4ded94235971060
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8894c2010435a56ce7c6c2a8785860c13554df2f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/63cd225cc13d782a85e2a73c04d0d350153eada1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/107c826e4ef9ec5ad8f60e6fe64d8d5325ba508f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e8a5baff5be273ca07771fd2b9bb1f2a4152917b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08d81fe96f80a8e20c7acb573b6a45d901fcf2cd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9dbd84990394c51f5cee1e8871bb5ff8af5ed939

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