Bluetooth: Fix null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_resume_cb()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: Fix null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_resume_cb()
syzbot reported null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_resume_cb(). [0]
l2cap_sock_resume_cb() has a similar problem that was fixed by commit
1bff51ea59a9 ("Bluetooth: fix use-after-free error in lock_sock_nested()").
Since both l2cap_sock_kill() and l2cap_sock_resume_cb() are executed
under l2cap_sock_resume_cb(), we can avoid the issue simply by checking
if chan->data is NULL.
Let's not access to the killed socket in l2cap_sock_resume_cb().
[0]:
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in instrument_atomic_write include/linux/instrumented.h:82 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in clear_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-atomic.h:41 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in l2cap_sock_resume_cb+0xb4/0x17c net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:1711
Write of size 8 at addr 0000000000000570 by task kworker/u9:0/52
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 52 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.16.0-rc4-syzkaller-g7482bb149b9f #0 PREEMPT
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 05/07/2025
Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work
Call trace:
show_stack+0x2c/0x3c arch/arm64/kernel/stacktrace.c:501 (C)
__dump_stack+0x30/0x40 lib/dump_stack.c:94
dump_stack_lvl+0xd8/0x12c lib/dump_stack.c:120
print_report+0x58/0x84 mm/kasan/report.c:524
kasan_report+0xb0/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:634
check_region_inline mm/kasan/generic.c:-1 [inline]
kasan_check_range+0x264/0x2a4 mm/kasan/generic.c:189
__kasan_check_write+0x20/0x30 mm/kasan/shadow.c:37
instrument_atomic_write include/linux/instrumented.h:82 [inline]
clear_bit include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-atomic.h:41 [inline]
l2cap_sock_resume_cb+0xb4/0x17c net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c:1711
l2cap_security_cfm+0x524/0xea0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7357
hci_auth_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:2092 [inline]
hci_auth_complete_evt+0x2e8/0xa4c net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:3514
hci_event_func net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7511 [inline]
hci_event_packet+0x650/0xe9c net/bluetooth/hci_event.c:7565
hci_rx_work+0x320/0xb18 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4070
process_one_work+0x7e8/0x155c kernel/workqueue.c:3238
process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3321 [inline]
worker_thread+0x958/0xed8 kernel/workqueue.c:3402
kthread+0x5fc/0x75c kernel/kthread.c:464
ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 arch/arm64/kernel/entry.S:847
This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity none, availability high.
CVE-2025-38473 is classified as CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. A pointer that can be null is used without a check, crashing the process.
CVE-2025-38473 is recorded against 3 packages.
Published on 28 July 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
git.kernel.org
lists.debian.org
lists.debian.org
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian-linux | — | — |
| kernel | 6.13.0 | 6.15.8 |
| linux-kernel | — | — |
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