CVE-2025-68305: Bluetooth: hci_sock: Prevent race in socket write iter and sock bind
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
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2025-68305?
The severity of CVE-2025-68305 is rated as medium, with a severity score of 4.
What types of software are affected by CVE-2025-68305?
CVE-2025-68305 affects the Linux kernel and IBM Verify Identity Access products.
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.
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.
When was CVE-2025-68305 published?
CVE-2025-68305 was published on December 16, 2025.