Cybersecurity professionals consider CVE-2026-43322 an immediate threat requiring urgent mitigation.
Status: Received on 08 May 2026, 14:16 UTC
Last updated: 🕗 11 May 2026, 08:16 UTC
Originally published on: 🕑 08 May 2026, 14:16 UTC
Time between publication and last update: 2 days
CVSS Release: version 3
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVE-2026-43322: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix UAF in le_read_features_complete This fixes the following backtrace caused by hci_conn being freed before le_read_features_complete but after hci_le_read_remote_features_sync so hci_conn_del -> hci_cmd_sync_dequeue is not able to prevent it: ================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 Write of size 4 at addr ffff8880796b0010 by task kworker/u9:0/52 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 10/25/2025 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:94 [inline] dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xcd/0x630 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:595 check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:194 [inline] kasan_check_range+0x100/0x1b0 mm/kasan/generic.c:200 instrument_atomic_read_write include/linux/instrumented.h:96 [inline] atomic_dec_and_test include/linux/atomic/atomic-instrumented.h:1383 [inline] hci_conn_drop include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1688 [inline] le_read_features_complete+0x5b/0x340 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:7344 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ff/0x430 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:334 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 </TASK> Allocated by task 5932: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:400 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:417 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:957 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1094 [inline] __hci_conn_add+0xf8/0x1c70 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:963 hci_conn_add_unset+0x76/0x100 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1084 le_conn_complete_evt+0x639/0x1f20 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5714 hci_le_enh_conn_complete_evt+0x23d/0x380 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:5861 hci_le_meta_evt+0x357/0x5e0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7408 hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7716 [inline] hci_event_packet+0x685/0x11c0 net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7773 hci_rx_work+0x2c9/0xeb0 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4076 process_one_work+0x9ba/0x1b20 kernel/workqueue.c:3257 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3340 [inline] worker_thread+0x6c8/0xf10 kernel/workqueue.c:3421 kthread+0x3c5/0x780 kernel/kthread.c:463 ret_from_fork+0x983/0xb10 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:158 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:246 Freed by task 5932: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:56 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:77 __kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:587 kasan_save_free_info mm/kasan/kasan.h:406 [inline] poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:252 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:284 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:234 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2540 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:6663 [inline] kfree+0x2f8/0x6e0 mm/slub.c:6871 device_release+0xa4/0x240 drivers/base/core.c:2565 kobject_cleanup lib/kobject.c:689 [inline] kobject_release lib/kobject.c:720 [inline] kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] kobject_put+0x1e7/0x590 lib/kobject. ---truncated---
The exploitability of CVE-2026-43322 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).
With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2026-43322 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.
A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.
Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.
Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.
Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-43322, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.
Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-43322, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.
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