Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach
hci_bind_cis() and hci_connect_cis() return one hci_conn hold for the
ISO layer. A new channel association consumes that hold, which is
eventually released by iso_conn_free().
There are two cases where iso_chan_add() does not create an association:
it returns success when the socket is already attached to the same
iso_conn, and it returns -EBUSY when another socket is attached. The
hold returned for the current call is unused in both cases. This occurs
when deferred setup calls iso_connect_cis() again for its existing
socket, or when another socket attempts to reuse the CIS.
Detect the idempotent case while the connection is locked and release
the unused hold after iso_chan_add(). Also release it on -EBUSY. Do not
drop it for other errors: a newly allocated iso_conn releases the
transferred hold when its last temporary reference is put.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-400 CWE-401 |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach hci_bind_cis() and hci_connect_cis() return one hci_conn hold for the ISO layer. A new channel association consumes that hold, which is eventually released by iso_conn_free(). There are two cases where iso_chan_add() does not create an association: it returns success when the socket is already attached to the same iso_conn, and it returns -EBUSY when another socket is attached. The hold returned for the current call is unused in both cases. This occurs when deferred setup calls iso_connect_cis() again for its existing socket, or when another socket attempts to reuse the CIS. Detect the idempotent case while the connection is locked and release the unused hold after iso_chan_add(). Also release it on -EBUSY. Do not drop it for other errors: a newly allocated iso_conn releases the transferred hold when its last temporary reference is put. | |
| Title | Bluetooth: ISO: release unused CIS holds after channel attach | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:15:07.572Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.350Z
Link: CVE-2026-98458
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:16:56.230
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:16:56.230
Link: CVE-2026-98458
Redhat
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-18T17:00:09Z