Linux Kernel up to 6.19.10 Bluetooth l2cap_sock_ready_cb null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.10. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function l2cap_sock_ready_cb of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-31510. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.10. Affected is the function l2cap_sock_ready_cb of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix null-ptr-deref on l2cap_sock_ready_cb Before using sk pointer, check if it is null. Fix the following: KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000260-0x0000000000000267] CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 5985 Comm: kworker/0:5 Not tainted 7.0.0-rc4-00029-ga989fde763f4 #1 PREEMPT(full) Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.17.0-9.fc43 06/10/2025 Workqueue: events l2cap_info_timeout RIP: 0010:kasan_byte_accessible+0x12/0x30 Code: 79 ff ff ff 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 40 d6 48 c1 ef 03 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df b6 04 07 3c 08 0f 92 c0 c3 cc cce veth0_macvtap: entered promiscuous mode RSP: 0018:ffffc90006e0f808 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffffff89746018 RCX: 0000000080000001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff89746018 RDI: 000000000000004c RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff8aae3e70 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000260 R14: 0000000000000260 R15: 0000000000000001 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880983c2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00005582615a5008 CR3: 000000007007e000 CR4: 0000000000752ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Call Trace: __kasan_check_byte+0x12/0x40 lock_acquire+0x79/0x2e0 lock_sock_nested+0x48/0x100 ? l2cap_sock_ready_cb+0x46/0x160 l2cap_sock_ready_cb+0x46/0x160 l2cap_conn_start+0x779/0xff0 ? __pfx_l2cap_conn_start+0x10/0x10 ? l2cap_info_timeout+0x60/0xa0 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 l2cap_info_timeout+0x68/0xa0 ? process_scheduled_works+0xa8d/0x18c0 process_scheduled_works+0xb6e/0x18c0 ? __pfx_process_scheduled_works+0x10/0x10 ? assign_work+0x3d5/0x5e0 worker_thread+0xa53/0xfc0 kthread+0x388/0x470 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x51e/0xb90 ? __pfx_ret_from_fork+0x10/0x10 veth1_macvtap: entered promiscuous mode ? __switch_to+0xc7d/0x1450 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Modules linked in: ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- batman_adv: batadv0: Interface activated: batadv_slave_0 batman_adv: batadv0: Interface activated: batadv_slave_1 netdevsim netdevsim7 netdevsim0: set [1, 0] type 2 family 0 port 6081 - 0 netdevsim netdevsim7 netdevsim1: set [1, 0] type 2 family 0 port 6081 - 0 netdevsim netdevsim7 netdevsim2: set [1, 0] type 2 family 0 port 6081 - 0 netdevsim netdevsim7 netdevsim3: set [1, 0] type 2 family 0 port 6081 - 0 RIP: 0010:kasan_byte_accessible+0x12/0x30 Code: 79 ff ff ff 0f 1f 40 00 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 40 d6 48 c1 ef 03 48 b8 00 00 00 00 00 fc ff df b6 04 07 3c 08 0f 92 c0 c3 cc cce ieee80211 phy39: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' RSP: 0018:ffffc90006e0f808 EFLAGS: 00010202 RAX: dffffc0000000000 RBX: ffffffff89746018 RCX: 0000000080000001 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffff89746018 RDI: 000000000000004c RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: 0000000000000000 R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: ffffffff8aae3e70 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000260 R14: 0000000000000260 R15: 0000000000000001 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8880983c2000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 00007f7e16139e9c CR3: 000000000e74e000 CR4: 0000000000752ef0 PKRU: 55555554 Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception

The advisory is shared for download at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-31510 since 03/09/2026. The exploitability is told to be difficult. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 318288 (Debian dla-4606 : ata-modules-5.10.0-43-armmp-di - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 5.10.253, 5.15.203, 6.1.168, 6.6.131, 6.12.80, 6.18.21 or 6.19.11 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d34776c7fa1f2c510f1cdd14823aba701babb4ad/03d4eafb0f3788239df63575951f6b4c97bbfda4/3c821bc0fbeaa27910a20d0b43c6008d099792af/a04a760c06bb591989db659439efdf106f0bae76/0780f9333852971ca77d110019e3a66ce5a7b100/1dc6db047919ecd59493cd51248b37381bbabcbb/898b89c90ff9496e64b9331040778cc4e1b28c9d/b6552e0503973daf6f23bd6ed9273ef131ee364f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (318288) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1252). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Google Container-Optimized OS
  • Debian Linux
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Open Source Linux Kernel

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 318288
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4606 : ata-modules-5.10.0-43-armmp-di - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.253/5.15.203/6.1.168/6.6.131/6.12.80/6.18.21/6.19.11
Patch: d34776c7fa1f2c510f1cdd14823aba701babb4ad/03d4eafb0f3788239df63575951f6b4c97bbfda4/3c821bc0fbeaa27910a20d0b43c6008d099792af/a04a760c06bb591989db659439efdf106f0bae76/0780f9333852971ca77d110019e3a66ce5a7b100/1dc6db047919ecd59493cd51248b37381bbabcbb/898b89c90ff9496e64b9331040778cc4e1b28c9d/b6552e0503973daf6f23bd6ed9273ef131ee364f

Timelineinfo

03/09/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +43 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2026 +57 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-31510 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-31510
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358896
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1252 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 17:11
Updated: 06/18/2026 08:43
Changes: 04/22/2026 17:11 (59), 06/03/2026 19:28 (2), 06/18/2026 08:43 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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