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CVE-2025-39981 (GCVE-0-2025-39981)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-15 07:56 – Updated: 2026-08-05 12:06
VLAI
Title
Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs This attemps to fix possible UAFs caused by struct mgmt_pending being freed while still being processed like in the following trace, in order to fix mgmt_pending_valid is introduce and use to check if the mgmt_pending hasn't been removed from the pending list, on the complete callbacks it is used to check and in addtion remove the cmd from the list while holding mgmt_pending_lock to avoid TOCTOU problems since if the cmd is left on the list it can still be accessed and freed. BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_sync+0x35/0x50 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5223 Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880709d4dc0 by task kworker/u11:0/55 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 55 Comm: kworker/u11:0 Not tainted 6.16.4 #2 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline] print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482 kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595 mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_sync+0x35/0x50 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5223 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x210/0x3a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xade/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321 worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402 kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464 ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16.4/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245 </TASK> Allocated by task 12210: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline] __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline] __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x230/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4364 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline] kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline] mgmt_pending_new+0x65/0x1e0 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:269 mgmt_pending_add+0x35/0x140 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:296 __add_adv_patterns_monitor+0x130/0x200 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5247 add_adv_patterns_monitor+0x214/0x360 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5364 hci_mgmt_cmd+0x9c9/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1719 hci_sock_sendmsg+0x6ca/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1839 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline] __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729 sock_write_iter+0x258/0x330 net/socket.c:1133 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline] vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686 ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 12221: kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline] kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68 kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576 poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline] __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline] slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline] slab_free mm/slub.c:4648 [inline] kfree+0x18e/0x440 mm/slub.c:4847 mgmt_pending_free net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:311 [inline] mgmt_pending_foreach+0x30d/0x380 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:257 __mgmt_power_off+0x169/0x350 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:9444 hci_dev_close_sync+0x754/0x1330 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5290 hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:501 [inline] hci_dev_close+0x108/0x200 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:526 sock_do_ioctl+0xd9/0x300 net/socket.c:1192 sock_ioctl+0x576/0x790 net/socket.c:1313 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline] __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline] __se_sys_ioctl+0xf9/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:893 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline] do_syscall_64+0xf ---truncated---
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Linux Linux Affected: cf75ad8b41d2aa06f98f365d42a3ae8b059daddd , < 0b60eb04b8524e1b4b3f07fea0d16fda9a677d9a (git)
Affected: cf75ad8b41d2aa06f98f365d42a3ae8b059daddd , < d71b98f253b079cbadc83266383f26fe7e9e103b (git)
Affected: cf75ad8b41d2aa06f98f365d42a3ae8b059daddd , < 87a1f16f07c6c43771754075e08f45b41d237421 (git)
Affected: cf75ad8b41d2aa06f98f365d42a3ae8b059daddd , < 302a1f674c00dd5581ab8e493ef44767c5101aab (git)
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Linux Linux Affected: 5.17
Unaffected: 0 , < 5.17 (semver)
Unaffected: 6.6.140 , ≤ 6.6.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.12.59 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.16.10 , ≤ 6.16.* (semver)
Unaffected: 6.17 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)
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            "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs\n\nThis attemps to fix possible UAFs caused by struct mgmt_pending being\nfreed while still being processed like in the following trace, in order\nto fix mgmt_pending_valid is introduce and use to check if the\nmgmt_pending hasn\u0027t been removed from the pending list, on the complete\ncallbacks it is used to check and in addtion remove the cmd from the list\nwhile holding mgmt_pending_lock to avoid TOCTOU problems since if the cmd\nis left on the list it can still be accessed and freed.\n\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_sync+0x35/0x50 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5223\nRead of size 8 at addr ffff8880709d4dc0 by task kworker/u11:0/55\n\nCPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 55 Comm: kworker/u11:0 Not tainted 6.16.4 #2 PREEMPT(full)\nHardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS 1.10.2-1ubuntu1 04/01/2014\nWorkqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work\nCall Trace:\n \u003cTASK\u003e\n dump_stack_lvl+0x189/0x250 lib/dump_stack.c:120\n print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:378 [inline]\n print_report+0xca/0x240 mm/kasan/report.c:482\n kasan_report+0x118/0x150 mm/kasan/report.c:595\n mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_sync+0x35/0x50 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5223\n hci_cmd_sync_work+0x210/0x3a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:332\n process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3238 [inline]\n process_scheduled_works+0xade/0x17b0 kernel/workqueue.c:3321\n worker_thread+0x8a0/0xda0 kernel/workqueue.c:3402\n kthread+0x711/0x8a0 kernel/kthread.c:464\n ret_from_fork+0x3fc/0x770 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:148\n ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 home/kwqcheii/source/fuzzing/kernel/kasan/linux-6.16.4/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:245\n \u003c/TASK\u003e\n\nAllocated by task 12210:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:377 [inline]\n __kasan_kmalloc+0x93/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:394\n kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:260 [inline]\n __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x230/0x3d0 mm/slub.c:4364\n kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:905 [inline]\n kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:1039 [inline]\n mgmt_pending_new+0x65/0x1e0 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:269\n mgmt_pending_add+0x35/0x140 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:296\n __add_adv_patterns_monitor+0x130/0x200 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5247\n add_adv_patterns_monitor+0x214/0x360 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:5364\n hci_mgmt_cmd+0x9c9/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1719\n hci_sock_sendmsg+0x6ca/0xef0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1839\n sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:714 [inline]\n __sock_sendmsg+0x219/0x270 net/socket.c:729\n sock_write_iter+0x258/0x330 net/socket.c:1133\n new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:593 [inline]\n vfs_write+0x5c9/0xb30 fs/read_write.c:686\n ksys_write+0x145/0x250 fs/read_write.c:738\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xfa/0x3b0 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94\n entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f\n\nFreed by task 12221:\n kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]\n kasan_save_track+0x3e/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68\n kasan_save_free_info+0x46/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:576\n poison_slab_object mm/kasan/common.c:247 [inline]\n __kasan_slab_free+0x62/0x70 mm/kasan/common.c:264\n kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:233 [inline]\n slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2381 [inline]\n slab_free mm/slub.c:4648 [inline]\n kfree+0x18e/0x440 mm/slub.c:4847\n mgmt_pending_free net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:311 [inline]\n mgmt_pending_foreach+0x30d/0x380 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:257\n __mgmt_power_off+0x169/0x350 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:9444\n hci_dev_close_sync+0x754/0x1330 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5290\n hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:501 [inline]\n hci_dev_close+0x108/0x200 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:526\n sock_do_ioctl+0xd9/0x300 net/socket.c:1192\n sock_ioctl+0x576/0x790 net/socket.c:1313\n vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]\n __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline]\n __se_sys_ioctl+0xf9/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:893\n do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]\n do_syscall_64+0xf\n---truncated---"
          }
        ],
        "id": "CVE-2025-39981",
        "lastModified": "2026-07-30T06:24:04.077",
        "metrics": {
          "cvssMetricV31": [
            {
              "cvssData": {
                "attackComplexity": "LOW",
                "attackVector": "LOCAL",
                "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
                "baseScore": 7.8,
                "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
                "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH",
                "integrityImpact": "HIGH",
                "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
                "scope": "UNCHANGED",
                "userInteraction": "NONE",
                "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
                "version": "3.1"
              },
              "exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
              "impactScore": 5.9,
              "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
              "type": "Secondary"
            }
          ]
        },
        "published": "2025-10-15T08:15:36.017",
        "references": [
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0b60eb04b8524e1b4b3f07fea0d16fda9a677d9a"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/302a1f674c00dd5581ab8e493ef44767c5101aab"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87a1f16f07c6c43771754075e08f45b41d237421"
          },
          {
            "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
            "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d71b98f253b079cbadc83266383f26fe7e9e103b"
          }
        ],
        "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
        "vulnStatus": "Deferred"
      }
    },
    "redhat_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "Moderate",
      "current_release_date": "2026-07-30T08:53:38+00:00",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-39981",
      "id": "CVE-2025-39981",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-10-15T00:00:00+00:00",
      "product_status:fixed": "1789",
      "product_status:known_affected": "22",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "107",
      "source": "Red Hat CSAF VEX",
      "status": "final",
      "title": "kernel: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs",
      "url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-39981.json",
      "version": "3"
    },
    "suse_vex": {
      "aggregate_severity": "important",
      "current_release_date": "2026-09-02T01:14:03Z",
      "cve": "CVE-2025-39981",
      "id": "CVE-2025-39981",
      "initial_release_date": "2025-10-16T23:24:28Z",
      "product_status:first_fixed": "2",
      "product_status:known_affected": "374",
      "product_status:known_not_affected": "323",
      "product_status:recommended": "654",
      "source": "SUSE CSAF VEX",
      "status": "interim",
      "title": "SUSE CVE CVE-2025-39981",
      "url": "https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf-vex/cve-2025-39981.json",
      "version": "50"
    }
  }
}



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