{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74540 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2026-74540 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-74540 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-74540 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-74540 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74540/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74540/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-74540","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74540/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-74540","record":{"aliases":["AZL-96479","BELL-CVE-2026-74540","DEBIAN-CVE-2026-74540","GHSA-j62w-h52r-54ch","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-74540"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["code_execution","privilege_escalation"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel Bluetooth","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux kernel Bluetooth L2CAP handler allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges via concurrent channel operations.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"use_after_free"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":8.8,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: L2CAP: fix UAF in l2cap_le_connect_rsp\n\nl2cap_le_connect_rsp() obtains a channel via\n__l2cap_get_chan_by_ident() but neither holds a reference nor uses\nl2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() before locking and operating on it.\nA concurrent l2cap_chan_del() triggered by a remote disconnect can\nfree the channel between the lookup and l2cap_chan_lock(), causing\na use-after-free.\n\nThe BR/EDR counterpart l2cap_connect_rsp() and the sibling handler\nl2cap_le_command_rej() already use l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero()\nto safely hold a reference, but l2cap_le_connect_rsp() was left\nunprotected.\n\nFix by adding l2cap_chan_hold_unless_zero() after the ident lookup\nand l2cap_chan_put() on the exit path, consistent with other L2CAP\nresponse handlers.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix UAF in l2cap_le_connect_rsp","id":"CVE-2026-74540","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"use_after_free","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":8,"next":{"headline":"Bluetooth: ISO: clear iso_data always when detaching conn from hcon","id":"CVE-2026-74541"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Bluetooth: ISO: lock sk in iso_sock_getname","id":"CVE-2026-74539"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2026-08-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-10-16","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A use-after-free in the Linux kernel Bluetooth L2CAP handler allows attackers to potentially execute code or escalate privileges via concurrent channel operations.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-74540/"}