# CVE-2026-64404: Bluetooth: ISO: avoid NULL deref of conn in iso\_conn\_big\_sync()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.96
- Published: 2026-07-25 · Updated: 2026-08-17

## Affected

- Linux: from 6.12.6, fixed in 6.12.96
- Linux: 6.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: avoid NULL deref of conn in iso_conn_big_sync() iso_conn_big_sync() drops the socket lock to call hci_get_route() and then re-acquires it, but dereferences iso_pi(sk)->conn->hcon afterwards without re-checking that conn is still valid. While the lock is dropped, the connection can be torn down under the same socket lock: iso_disconn_cfm() -> iso_conn_del() -> iso_chan_del() sets iso_pi(sk)->conn to NULL (and the broadcast teardown path can also clear conn->hcon on its own). When iso_conn_big_sync() re-acquires the lock and reads conn->hcon, conn may be NULL, causing a NULL pointer dereference (hcon is the first member of struct iso_conn). This path is reached from iso_sock_recvmsg() for a PA-sync broadcast sink socket (BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP | BT_SK_PA_SYNC), so the dropped-lock window can race with connection teardown driven by controller events. Re-validate iso_pi(sk)->conn and its hcon after re-acquiring the socket lock and bail out if the connection went away, as already done in the sibling iso_sock_rebind_bc().

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.96) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b3e647a4aa4d2d054f86a783f5c426035e1dc237
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b84eeb7636d6962dd882d5e0b31475e4f404313c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/01afd198c2c286cd3b81f44d4e33a2e638711550
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d5541eb148da72d5e0a1bca8ecd171f9fc8b366f

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