# CVE-2026-80666: Bluetooth: sco: Fix a race condition in sco_sock_timeout() > A race condition in the Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO subsystem can cause a deadlock, leading to a local denial of service. - **Severity:** Not scored - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 28 Aug 2026 - **Updated:** 28 Aug 2026 - **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-80666, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-80666, GHSA-53mq-p582-hhfx, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-80666 ## What is CVE-2026-80666? CVE-2026-80666 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 28 Aug 2026. 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: sco: Fix a race condition in sco_sock_timeout() sco_sock_timeout() runs asynchronously and lock_sock(sk). If the socket is closing while the timer is running, it holds the same lock (lock_sock(sk)) twice, leading to a deadlock. CPU 0 CPU 1 ==================== ====================== sco_sock_close() sco_sock_timeout() lock_sock(sk) // <-- LOCK __sco_sock_close() sco_chan_del() sco_conn_put() sco_conn_free() disable_delayed_work_sync() lock(sk) // <-- SAME LOCK Fix this by moving disable_delayed_work_sync() outside of lock_sock(sk), ensuring that no lock_sock(sk) is held before sco_sock_timeout(). Lockdep splat: WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.13.0-rc4 #7 Not tainted syz-executor292/9514 is trying to acquire lock: ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_lock_acquire sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/rcupdate.h:337 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rcu_read_lock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/rcupdate.h:849 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: start_flush_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4137 [inline] ffff8881115d5070 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: __flush_work+0xd1/0xc40 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4195 but task is already holding lock: ffff88807db3a258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/net/sock.h:1623 [inline] ffff88807db3a258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: sco_sock_close+0x25/0x100 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:524 which lock already depends on the new lock. the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: -> #1 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_SCO){+.+.}-{0:0}: lock_acquire+0x1c4/0x520 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x130 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/core/sock.c:3622 lock_sock sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/net/sock.h:1623 [inline] sco_sock_timeout+0xbe/0x270 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:158 process_one_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3229 [inline] process_scheduled_works+0xa99/0x18f0 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3310 worker_thread+0x8a9/0xd80 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3391 kthread+0x2c6/0x360 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/kthread.c:389 ret_from_fork+0x4e/0x80 sect/v6.13-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 sect/v6.13-rc4/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244 -> #0 ((work_completion)(&(&conn->timeout_work)->work)){+.+.}-{0:0}: check_prev_add sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3161 [inline] check_prevs_add sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3280 [inline] validate_chain+0x1888/0x5760 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:3904 __lock_acquire+0x13b4/0x2120 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5226 lock_acquire+0x1c4/0x520 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/locking/lockdep.c:5849 touch_work_lockdep_map sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:3909 [inline] start_flush_work sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4163 [inline] __flush_work+0x70f/0xc40 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4195 __cancel_work_sync sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4351 [inline] disable_delayed_work_sync+0xbb/0xf0 sect/v6.13-rc4/kernel/workqueue.c:4514 sco_conn_free sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:95 [inline] kref_put sect/v6.13-rc4/./include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline] sco_conn_put+0x18f/0x270 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:107 sco_chan_del+0xe2/0x210 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:236 sco_sock_close+0x8f/0x100 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/bluetooth/sco.c:526 sco_sock_release+0x62/0x2d0 sect/v6.13-rc4/net/blueto ---truncated--- ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-80666? ## How do I fix CVE-2026-80666? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2026-80666 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-80666 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2026-80666 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2026-80666 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 28 Aug 2026. 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-2026-80666 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Linux. 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-2026-80666/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80666/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80666 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80666 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-80666 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-80666/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.