CVE-2025-68305: Bluetooth: hci_sock: Prevent race in socket write iter and sock bind

Published Dec 16, 2025
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hcisock: Prevent race in socket write iter and sock bind

There is a potential race condition between sock bind and socket write iter. bind may free the same cmd via mgmtpending before write iter sends the cmd, just as syzbot reported in UAF[1].

Here we use hcidevlock to synchronize the two, thereby avoiding the UAF mentioned in [1].

[1] syzbot reported: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mgmtpendingremove+0x3b/0x210 net/bluetooth/mgmtutil.c:316 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888077164818 by task syz.0.17/5989 Call Trace: mgmtpendingremove+0x3b/0x210 net/bluetooth/mgmtutil.c:316 setlinksecurity+0x5c2/0x710 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1918 hcimgmtcmd+0x9c9/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hcisock.c:1719 hcisocksendmsg+0x6ca/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hcisock.c:1839 socksendmsgnosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] socksendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:742 sockwriteiter+0x279/0x360 net/socket.c:1195

Allocated by task 5989: mgmtpendingadd+0x35/0x140 net/bluetooth/mgmtutil.c:296 setlinksecurity+0x557/0x710 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1910 hcimgmtcmd+0x9c9/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hcisock.c:1719 hcisocksendmsg+0x6ca/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hcisock.c:1839 socksendmsgnosec net/socket.c:727 [inline] socksendmsg+0x21c/0x270 net/socket.c:742 sockwriteiter+0x279/0x360 net/socket.c:1195

Freed by task 5991: mgmtpendingfree net/bluetooth/mgmtutil.c:311 [inline] mgmtpendingforeach+0x30d/0x380 net/bluetooth/mgmtutil.c:257 mgmtindexremoved+0x112/0x2f0 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:9477 hcisockbind+0xbe9/0x1000 net/bluetooth/hcisock.c:1314

Affected Software

5 affected components
Linux Linux kernel
IBM Verify Identity Access<=11.0 - 11.0.2
IBM Security Verify Access<=10.0 - 10.0.9.1
IBM Verify Identity Access Container<=11.0 - 11.0.2
IBM Security Verify Access Container<=10.0 - 10.0.9.1

Event History

Dec 16, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:06 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·04:05 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Data Sourced
via NVD·04:16 PM
Description
Jul 8, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-68305?

The severity of CVE-2025-68305 is rated as medium, with a severity score of 4.

2

What types of software are affected by CVE-2025-68305?

CVE-2025-68305 affects the Linux kernel and IBM Verify Identity Access products.

3

How do I fix CVE-2025-68305?

To fix CVE-2025-68305, update the Linux kernel and affected IBM products to the latest version that contains the patch.

4

What is the nature of the vulnerability described in CVE-2025-68305?

CVE-2025-68305 is a race condition vulnerability that can lead to a use after free condition.

5

When was CVE-2025-68305 published?

CVE-2025-68305 was published on December 16, 2025.

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