# CVE-2026-74533: Bluetooth: ISO: fix race of kfree vs kref\_get\_unless\_zero

- 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: 6.12.114, 6.12, 7.1.8
- Published: 2026-08-15 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from a58d0f5dac322e16cc75334d000666512341bde5, fixed in 08ac98f18c8d24cc037858dd6fba2670155e4e84; from dc26097bdb864a0d5955b9a25e43376ffc1af99b, fixed in 876a3e94c70d0859d1dad1c986112d4f0d99eba8; from dc26097bdb864a0d5955b9a25e43376ffc1af99b, fixed in af24e338bf5dafb80f42baa9a0b9e9b57b1c5d9c; from 6.12.2, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.11.11, fixed in 6.12
- Linux: 6.13
- Kernel (Linux): fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 7.1.8

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: fix race of kfree vs kref_get_unless_zero hci_conn::iso_data is accessed and modified without lock or RCU. This leads to a race [Task hdev->workqueue] [Task 2] iso_recv iso_conn_put(conn) conn = LOAD hcon->iso_data iso_conn_free(conn) iso_conn_hold_unless_zero(conn) hcon->iso_data = NULL kfree(conn) kref_get_unless_zero(&conn->ref) /* UAF */ and also to races in iso_conn_add() vs. iso_conn_free(). Fix by adding spinlock hci_conn::proto_lock and using it to guard hci_conn::iso_data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.114, 6.12, 7.1.8) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/08ac98f18c8d24cc037858dd6fba2670155e4e84
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/876a3e94c70d0859d1dad1c986112d4f0d99eba8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af24e338bf5dafb80f42baa9a0b9e9b57b1c5d9c

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