# CVE-2024-26886: Bluetooth: af_bluetooth: Fix deadlock

> A deadlock in the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem can cause a use-after-free, leading to system denial of service.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 17 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-58893, BELL-CVE-2024-26886, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-26886, GHSA-46xg-2692-fh7x, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-26886, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-26886

## What is CVE-2024-26886?

CVE-2024-26886 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: af_bluetooth: Fix deadlock

Attemting to do sock_lock on .recvmsg may cause a deadlock as shown
bellow, so instead of using sock_sock this uses sk_receive_queue.lock
on bt_sock_ioctl to avoid the UAF:

INFO: task kworker/u9:1:121 blocked for more than 30 seconds.
      Not tainted 6.7.6-lemon #183
Workqueue: hci0 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __schedule+0x37d/0xa00
 schedule+0x32/0xe0
 __lock_sock+0x68/0xa0
 ? __pfx_autoremove_wake_function+0x10/0x10
 lock_sock_nested+0x43/0x50
 l2cap_sock_recv_cb+0x21/0xa0
 l2cap_recv_frame+0x55b/0x30a0
 ? psi_task_switch+0xeb/0x270
 ? finish_task_switch.isra.0+0x93/0x2a0
 hci_rx_work+0x33a/0x3f0
 process_one_work+0x13a/0x2f0
 worker_thread+0x2f0/0x410
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0xe0/0x110
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x2c/0x50
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
 </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-26886?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-26886?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-26886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-26886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-26886 is a medium-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 17 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-26886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26886/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26886

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-26886/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.