CVE-2026-72335

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.21%

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CVE-2026-72335 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix adv monitor add failure cleanup hci_add_adv_monitor() publishes a new adv_monitor in hdev->adv_monitors_idr before the powered MSFT setup step. The MSFT offload add path can then fail either locally before the controller add command completes, or in the MSFT add callback. EPSS estimates a 0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix adv monitor add failure cleanup hci_add_adv_monitor() publishes a new adv_monitor in hdev->adv_monitors_idr before the powered MSFT setup step. The MSFT offload add path can then fail either locally before the controller add command completes, or in the MSFT add callback. In the current queued management add flow, hci_cmd_sync_work() still invokes mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete() with the original pending command after msft_add_monitor_pattern() returns. The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path: MSFT add handling MGMT completion 1. insert monitor and handle 1. receive sync error 2. send MSFT add command 2. call add-monitor completion 3. callback sees bad response 3. load cmd->user_data 4. callback frees monitor 4. read monitor->handle Local MSFT setup failures have the other half of the same ownership bug: they return an error after the IDR insertion, but no later code removes the failed monitor from the IDR. Keep ownership with the pending management command until its completion. For normal management adds, the MSFT add callback now records successful controller state and returns errors to its caller. The management completion frees the monitor on non-success after copying the response handle, while resume/reregister callback-error cleanup remains in the MSFT callback. The success path keeps the existing bookkeeping. Validation reproduced this kernel report: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 print_report+0xce/0x5f0 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x19f/0x330 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? 0xffffffffc00d00da ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ab/0x210 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c0/0x210 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x4fd/0xbc0 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0 ? __pfx_hci_cmd_sync_work+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Allocated by task 471 on cpu 3 at 285.205389s: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi+0xd5/0x230 [bluetooth] hci_sock_sendmsg+0x96b/0xf80 [bluetooth] __sys_sendto+0x2bc/0x2d0 __x64_sys_sendto+0x76/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 454 on cpu 2 at 285.217112s: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 kfree+0x313/0x590 msft_add_monitor_sync+0x54a/0x570 [bluetooth] hci_add_adv_monitor+0x133/0x180 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x187/0x210 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x4fd/0xbc0 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.21%

12.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux>= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < b1a719b3c4359ef731646fb7c7844e53dddbda72; >= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < 5aabbd01ac315a72bcdfd42985ede712c4744689; >= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < fb256d07395ebbc950f42e439d3896ec3a25c845; >= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < dfc8373893b1876bb367700eac9d776316dabd96; >= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < dbd935a9e056545721bc4e9ce518c775d787b21e; >= a2a4dedf88ab2f807a7ca90947d686816b430f97, < 384a4b2fef9ffe5e270ee5558975c0504881c5fb
LinuxLinux5.12

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Timeline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-72335?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix adv monitor add failure cleanup hci_add_adv_monitor() publishes a new adv_monitor in hdev->adv_monitors_idr before the powered MSFT setup step. The MSFT offload add path can then fail either locally before the controller add command completes, or in the MSFT add callback. In the current queued management add flow, hci_cmd_sync_work() still invokes mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete() with the original pending command after msft_add_monitor_pattern() returns. The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path: MSFT add handling MGMT completion 1. insert monitor and handle 1. receive sync error 2. send MSFT add command 2. call add-monitor completion 3. callback sees bad response 3. load cmd->user_data 4. callback frees monitor 4. read monitor->handle Local MSFT setup failures have the other half of the same ownership bug: they return an error after the IDR insertion, but no later code removes the failed monitor from the IDR. Keep ownership with the pending management command until its completion. For normal management adds, the MSFT add callback now records successful controller state and returns errors to its caller. The management completion frees the monitor on non-success after copying the response handle, while resume/reregister callback-error cleanup remains in the MSFT callback. The success path keeps the existing bookkeeping. Validation reproduced this kernel report: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x66/0xa0 print_report+0xce/0x5f0 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x19f/0x330 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] kasan_report+0xe0/0x110 ? mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0xfb/0x260 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? 0xffffffffc00d00da ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1ab/0x210 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c0/0x210 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x4fd/0xbc0 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __list_add_valid_or_report+0x37/0xf0 ? __pfx_hci_cmd_sync_work+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 ? srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 ? __switch_to+0x2e9/0x730 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Allocated by task 471 on cpu 3 at 285.205389s: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 __kasan_kmalloc+0xaa/0xb0 add_adv_patterns_monitor_rssi+0xd5/0x230 [bluetooth] hci_sock_sendmsg+0x96b/0xf80 [bluetooth] __sys_sendto+0x2bc/0x2d0 __x64_sys_sendto+0x76/0x90 do_syscall_64+0x115/0x6a0 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f Freed by task 454 on cpu 2 at 285.217112s: kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 kasan_save_track+0x17/0x60 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x5f/0x80 kfree+0x313/0x590 msft_add_monitor_sync+0x54a/0x570 [bluetooth] hci_add_adv_monitor+0x133/0x180 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x187/0x210 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x4fd/0xbc0 worker_thread+0x2d8/0x570 kthread+0x1ad/0x1f0 ret_from_fork+0x3c9/0x540 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
How severe is CVE-2026-72335?
CVE-2026-72335 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-72335?
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