Vulnerability · Published Aug 15, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-74536Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: fix leaking sk after socket release iso_sock_kill() tests !sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED) || sk->sk_socket || sock_flag(sk, SOCK_DEAD) for early return, but this is always true since sock_orphan(sk) sets SOCK_DEAD, so the sk reference released by socket always leaks, iso_sock_destruct is never called. The socket reference also leaks when __iso_sock_close() does not set SOCK_ZAPPED, since iso_conn_del() does not call iso_sock_kill() after zapping. Fix by replacing SOCK_DEAD by BT_SK_KILLED flag that is not used for something else, and lock_sock to ensure iso_sock_kill() puts sk only after socket release only once. Release and iso_conn_del may run concurrently. Call iso_sock_kill() from iso_conn_del() to clean sk up after zapping. Remove call to iso_sock_kill() from iso_sock_close(), as it's generally no-op there.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-74536
Debian:13linux6.12.105-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74536
Debian:14linux7.1.8-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74536
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.107-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux7.0.0-42.42UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-aws7.0.0-1016.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcp7.0.0-1016.18UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.07.0.0-42.42~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibm7.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra6.8.0-1036.39UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.07.0.0-1017.17UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracle7.0.0-1015.16UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscv7.0.0-42.42.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.07.0.0-42.42.1~24.04.1UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-74536

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux ccf74f2390d60a2f9a75ef496d2564abb478f46a – before 96ed3c772c08e7a91c399567f412618e43231023ccf74f2390d60a2f9a75ef496d2564abb478f46a – before e76a0ae6542ae43241b2147bacf4990e7ae5316accf74f2390d60a2f9a75ef496d2564abb478f46a – before e30e5ca63c8fbe3cd505fbb419bb547760cda633ccf74f2390d60a2f9a75ef496d2564abb478f46a – before ce57442a379212fe3fda59c9437ee8217eceb5b1
Linux Linux 6.0

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