# CVE-2026-64471: Bluetooth: btusb: fix use-after-free on registration failure

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

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.27

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: fix use-after-free on registration failure Make sure to release the sibling interfaces in case controller registration fails to avoid use-after-free and double-free when they are eventually disconnected. This issue was reported by Sashiko while reviewing a fix for a wakeup source leak in the btusb probe errors paths.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e09ac7d0c6859a360bf36e7104aef03f88184e0b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/468fcdfaeb937163dd250773a9fed17ab1fa203c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1ce5012944afaddbda939ec6bae9800fce84abbc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6313b800da61a26c2fdd5eba0105e197c0ab3bc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/14e02f1449ba425a44dedbec9a21efafb056e09f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8db0ce3de78367f61c2970c0f16d9adee8830a23
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da7d7758fe884b256ddc9fef562e5ddef7952383
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eedc6867ebad73edbfaf9a0a65fbef7115cc4753

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