CVE-2022-50339

HIGH

Linux Kernel 6.0-6.0.3 - Race Condition in Bluetooth HCI Management Flag Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: avoid hci_dev_test_and_set_flag() in mgmt_init_hdev() syzbot is again reporting attempt to cancel uninitialized work at mgmt_index_removed() [1], for setting of HCI_MGMT flag from mgmt_init_hdev() from hci_mgmt_cmd() from hci_sock_sendmsg() can race with testing of HCI_MGMT flag from mgmt_index_removed() from hci_sock_bind() due to lack of serialization via hci_dev_lock(). Since mgmt_init_hdev() is called with mgmt_chan_list_lock held, we can safely split hci_dev_test_and_set_flag() into hci_dev_test_flag() and hci_dev_set_flag(). Thus, in order to close this race, set HCI_MGMT flag after INIT_DELAYED_WORK() completed. This is a local fix based on mgmt_chan_list_lock. Lack of serialization via hci_dev_lock() might be causing different race conditions somewhere else. But a global fix based on hci_dev_lock() should deserve a future patch.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0010
EPSS Percentile 1.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-362
Status published
Products (8)
linux/Kernel 6.0.0 - 6.0.3linux
Linux/Linux < 6.0
Linux/Linux 3f2893d3c142986aa935821460cb3adb77044722 - e53c6180db8dd09de94e0a3bdf4fef6f5f9dd6e6
Linux/Linux 3f2893d3c142986aa935821460cb3adb77044722 - f74ca25d6d6629ffd4fd80a1a73037253b57d06b
Linux/Linux 6.0
Linux/Linux 6.0.3 - 6.0.*
Linux/Linux 6.1
linux/linux_kernel 6.0 - 6.0.3
Published Sep 16, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026