Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: btmtksdio: fix use-after-free at btmtksdio_recv_event
We should not access skb buffer data anymore after hci_recv_frame was
called.
[ 39.634809] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in btmtksdio_recv_event+0x1b0
[ 39.634855] Read of size 1 at addr ffffff80cf28a60d by task kworker
[ 39.634962] Call trace:
[ 39.634974] dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3b8
[ 39.634999] show_stack+0x20/0x2c
[ 39.635016] dump_stack_lvl+0x60/0x78
[ 39.635040] print_address_description+0x70/0x2f0
[ 39.635062] kasan_report+0x154/0x194
[ 39.635079] __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x44/0x50
[ 39.635099] btmtksdio_recv_event+0x1b0/0x1c4
[ 39.635129] btmtksdio_txrx_work+0x6cc/0xac4
[ 39.635157] process_one_work+0x560/0xc5c
[ 39.635177] worker_thread+0x7ec/0xcc0
[ 39.635195] kthread+0x2d0/0x3d0
[ 39.635215] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 39.635247] Allocated by task 0:
[ 39.635260] (stack is not available)
[ 39.635281] Freed by task 2392:
[ 39.635295] kasan_save_stack+0x38/0x68
[ 39.635319] kasan_set_track+0x28/0x3c
[ 39.635338] kasan_set_free_info+0x28/0x4c
[ 39.635357] ____kasan_slab_free+0x104/0x150
[ 39.635374] __kasan_slab_free+0x18/0x28
[ 39.635391] slab_free_freelist_hook+0x114/0x248
[ 39.635410] kfree+0xf8/0x2b4
[ 39.635427] skb_free_head+0x58/0x98
[ 39.635447] skb_release_data+0x2f4/0x410
[ 39.635464] skb_release_all+0x50/0x60
[ 39.635481] kfree_skb+0xc8/0x25c
[ 39.635498] hci_event_packet+0x894/0xca4 [bluetooth]
[ 39.635721] hci_rx_work+0x1c8/0x68c [bluetooth]
[ 39.635925] process_one_work+0x560/0xc5c
[ 39.635951] worker_thread+0x7ec/0xcc0
[ 39.635970] kthread+0x2d0/0x3d0
[ 39.635990] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 39.636021] The buggy address belongs to the object at ffffff80cf28a600
which belongs to the cache kmalloc-512 of size 512
[ 39.636039] The buggy address is located 13 bytes inside of
512-byte region [ffffff80cf28a600, ffffff80cf28a800)
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.2 | 5.15.54 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 5.18.5-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux +1 | 5.15.0-50.56 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-aws | 5.15.0-1021.25 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure | 5.15.0-1021.26 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.15.0-1024.30.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gcp | 5.15.0-1019.25 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gke | 5.15.0-1017.20 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.15.0-1004.6 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-ibm | 5.15.0-1015.17 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg | 5.15.0-1017.22 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-kvm | 5.15.0-1019.23 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-nvidia | 5.15.0-1015.15 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-oracle | 5.15.0-1019.24 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-raspi | 5.15.0-1016.18 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.15 | 5.15.0-1021.25~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-azure-5.15 | 5.15.0-1021.26~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gcp-5.15 | 5.15.0-1021.28~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-hwe-5.15 +1 | 5.15.0-50.56~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-intel-iotg-5.15 | 5.15.0-1017.22~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-oracle-5.15 | 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-riscv-5.15 | 5.15.0-1022.26~20.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS | linux-realtime | 5.15.0-1022.22 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 20.04 LTS | linux-fips +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | linux +10 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | linux-aws-5.4 +6 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +6 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLES 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP5 | kernel-docs +4 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-rt +1 | 5.14.21-150500.13.91.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 |
| SLE Micro 5.5 | kernel-source +1 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-default | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE Live Patching 15 SP5 | kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_25 | 1-150500.11.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-64kb +5 | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP5 | kernel-default-base | 5.14.21-150500.55.100.1.150500.6.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2025:1176-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2025:1241-1 Security update for the Linux Kernel SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026