CVE-2026-99010
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: free the skb when the DLC has no owner
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: free the skb when the DLC has no owner rfcomm_recv_data() hands the skb to d->data_ready() and returns 0 without freeing it, so the callback owns the skb from that point on. The tty implementation frees it when the DLC has been detached from its device: static void rfcomm_dev_data_ready(struct rfcomm_dlc *dlc, struct sk_buff *skb) { struct rfcomm_dev *dev = dlc->owner; if (!dev) { kfree_skb(skb); return; } The socket implementation returns without freeing it, and the skb is leaked. A connected DLC can have no owner: rfcomm_sock_destruct() clears d->owner, while the DLC itself stays on the session until it is closed. Data frames that arrive in that window still find d->state == BT_CONNECTED in rfcomm_recv_data() and are handed to the callback, one leaked skb each. The leak does not stop on its own either. The remote runs out of credits only once RFCOMM_RX_THROTTLED is set, and for a socket the only place that sets it is rfcomm_sk_data_ready() itself, below the return. rfcomm_process_dlcs() keeps granting credits, so the remote keeps sending and the leak keeps growing. Free the skb, as the tty side does.
Affected products and packages
CNA (CVE.org)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 … < a54ce160e3ef7e50ec94e0ac4131c3d0f9f739b9 affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 … < c3f76b025cbbb0ab47310dbe7de18092d89f2a99 affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 … < 4f46de658ce61968aef5ea7ae809d1c180330544 affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 … < b8814161b14c610b7a09527433301d8ad8180aef affected: 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 … < 9d1afbf60ed53c5b051cd124153e0ae3078c8b93 default: unaffected |
| Linux | Linux | affected: 2.6.12 unaffected: 0 … < 2.6.12 unaffected: 6.6.160 … <= 6.6.* unaffected: 6.12.113 … <= 6.12.* unaffected: 6.18.57 … <= 6.18.* unaffected: 7.2.11 … <= 7.2.* unaffected: 7.3 … <= * default: affected |
Open-source packages (GitHub Advisory / OSV)
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: free the skb when the DLC has no owner
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, < a54ce160e3ef7e50ec94e0ac4131c3d0f9f739b9; < c3f76b025cbbb0ab47310dbe7de18092d89f2a99; < 4f46de658ce61968aef5ea7ae809d1c180330544; < b8814161b14c610b7a09527433301d8ad8180aef; < 9d1afbf60ed53c5b051cd124153e0ae3078c8b93 v6.6.159, v7.3-rc1, v6.6.158, v7.2.10, v6.18.56, v6.12.112, v7.2.9, v6.18.55, v7.2.8, v6.18.54, v6.12.111, v6.6.157, v7.2, v7.2.7, v6.18.53, v7.3-rc2, v7.2.6, v6.18.52, v6.12.110, v7.2.5, … (+1243) | a54ce160e3ef7e50ec94e0ac4131c3d0f9f739b9, c3f76b025cbbb0ab47310dbe7de18092d89f2a99, 4f46de658ce61968aef5ea7ae809d1c180330544, b8814161b14c610b7a09527433301d8ad8180aef, 9d1afbf60ed53c5b051cd124153e0ae3078c8b93 | ||
| Linux | Kernel | >= 2.6.12, < 6.6.160; >= 6.7.0, < 6.12.113; >= 6.13.0, < 6.18.57; >= 6.19.0, < 7.2.11 | 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.57, 7.2.11 |
Linux distribution status
References (8)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f46de658ce61968aef5ea7ae809d1c180330544 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9d1afbf60ed53c5b051cd124153e0ae3078c8b93 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a54ce160e3ef7e50ec94e0ac4131c3d0f9f739b9 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b8814161b14c610b7a09527433301d8ad8180aef NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3f76b025cbbb0ab47310dbe7de18092d89f2a99 NVD, CNA, OSV
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/99xxx/CVE-2026-99010.json OSV
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-99010 OSV