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CVE-2026-98290
Bluetooth: RFCOMM: avoid socket lock inversion in listener cleanup
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: avoid socket lock inversion in listener cleanup rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen() closes unaccepted child sockets through rfcomm_sock_close(), which takes the child socket lock before rfcomm_dlc_close() acquires rfcomm_mutex. The RFCOMM worker takes these locks in reverse order while handling connections and DLC state changes, so lockdep reports a possible deadlock. Close dequeued children without taking their socket lock. The accept queue owns a reference to each child, and bt_accept_dequeue() locks the child while unlinking it and clearing its parent pointer. Dropping the child lock makes it important to prevent a concurrent rfcomm_connect_ind() from enqueueing a new child after cleanup observes an empty queue. Set a listening socket to BT_CLOSED while its lock is still held, before dropping the lock and draining the queue. The state check in rfcomm_connect_ind() then rejects new children once cleanup starts.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2026, 9:18 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 6, 2026, 9:18 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
Solution
Resolve Bluetooth RFCOMM listener cleanup by avoiding socket lock inversion.
  • Close dequeued children without taking their socket lock.
  • Set listening socket to BT_CLOSED before draining queue.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
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  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Oct. 06, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: avoid socket lock inversion in listener cleanup rfcomm_sock_cleanup_listen() closes unaccepted child sockets through rfcomm_sock_close(), which takes the child socket lock before rfcomm_dlc_close() acquires rfcomm_mutex. The RFCOMM worker takes these locks in reverse order while handling connections and DLC state changes, so lockdep reports a possible deadlock. Close dequeued children without taking their socket lock. The accept queue owns a reference to each child, and bt_accept_dequeue() locks the child while unlinking it and clearing its parent pointer. Dropping the child lock makes it important to prevent a concurrent rfcomm_connect_ind() from enqueueing a new child after cleanup observes an empty queue. Set a listening socket to BT_CLOSED while its lock is still held, before dropping the lock and draining the queue. The state check in rfcomm_connect_ind() then rejects new children once cleanup starts.
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/98xxx/CVE-2026-98290.json">CVE-2026-98290</a>
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18174b166547ef41973cc19feb5ef9cab39a8def
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4aafb47301a799d3e01230d6568c4e93524e1523
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/801fb950cae7048eb7d83b18857d1ca37b8cd5a4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bfce253f039eb5f58b810af267942a9f59207254
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c6792c441767256030606eb82dca5d5fc360dd9a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c741977e413f5b49d306700820fb55ccb8269f5a
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eb4adaa46e4c9e6efa7be3ce06398f4d7c39b57c
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