Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-06-24T00:00:00 kernel: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-825

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error When hci_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_register_dev() HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT is not cleared before calling hu->proto->close(hu) and setting hu->hdev to NULL. This means incoming UART data will reach the protocol-specific recv handler in hci_uart_tty_receive() after resources are freed. Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT with a write lock before calling hu->proto->close() and setting hu->hdev to NULL. The write lock ensures all active readers have completed and no new reader can enter the protocol recv path before resources are freed. This allows the protocol-specific recv functions to remove the "HCI_UART_REGISTERED" guard without risking a null pointer dereference if hci_register_dev() fails.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth Host Controller Interface (HCI) Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter (UART) driver. When the `hci_register_dev()` function fails, a flag indicating protocol initialization is not properly cleared. This oversight allows incoming UART data to be processed by the protocol-specific receive handler after its associated resources have been released, potentially leading to a null pointer dereference. This vulnerability could result in a system crash, causing a Denial of Service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-53073 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53073 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026062405-CVE-2026-53073-9692@gregkh/T