CVE-2026-74528 in Linux

Summary

by MITRE • 08/15/2026

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

Bluetooth: hci_sync: hold conn in hci_past_sync() callback

Avoids giving freed pointers to hci_conn_valid(), which kmalloc may have reused.

Hold refcount to avoid that.

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• Responsible: Linux
• Reservation: 08/15/2026
• Disclosure: 08/15/2026
• Moderation: accepted
• Entry: VDB-390840
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-416 (confirmed)
• CVSS: 10.0 (VulDB)
• EPSS: 0.00000
• KEV: no
• Activities: very low
• Sector: Pharma, Education, ...

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74528
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74528
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2026-74528/