CVE-2026-43018HIGH 8.8EPSS p16.8%
CVE-2026-43018CVE-2026-43018
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: hci_event: fix potential UAF in hci_le_remote_conn_param_req_evt
hci_conn lookup and field access must be covered by hdev lock in
hci_le_remote_conn_param_req_evt, otherwise it's possible it is freed
concurrently.
Extend the hci_dev_lock critical section to cover all conn usage.
Scoring
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 (HIGH) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 0.26% probability of exploitation · percentile 16.8% · 2026-06-18T12:00:27Z |
| Published | 2026-05-01 |
| Last modified | 2026-05-08 |
Underlying weaknesses· 1
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d0bdbfe3e91c11f0a704c52443a9446a10d699c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59eecf0ffde15670e6a5e10c47be67f73d843b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5fb69e1eeea9d6cba80517e9f058b56b34bc3a81
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7cadb03be37e761130edb153544fe0770a842b19
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b255531b27da336571411248c2a72a350662bd09
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea3cd36d7382d5f8309df04c275d20df139ed42c
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| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weakness | Use After Freecwe-416 | 0% | live |
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