A race condition in the Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO subsystem affects connection handling in sco_sock_connect(). The vulnerable logic checked sk_state and sk_type without holding the socket lock, allowing two concurrent connect() calls on the same socket to pass validation and enter sco_connect() simultaneously. In the documented failure mode, one thread attaches the socket to an SCO/HCI connection and transitions it to BT_CONNECT, while a concurrent disconnect path clears the association and moves the socket to BT_CLOSED with SOCK_ZAPPED. A second concurrent connect path can then continue and reattach the same socket to a new connection, effectively reviving a closed socket. This inconsistent lifecycle handling can trigger double sock_put() during cleanup, cause a kernel use-after-free, and leak the earlier connection object. The fix serializes connection attempts by taking lock_sock() before state and type checks, revalidates state inside sco_connect(), prevents double attachment in sco_chan_add(), corrects error handling for invalid socket type, and drops HCI connections on attach failure.
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A Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO race condition in sco_sock_connect() where concurrent connect() calls on the same socket can revive a closed socket state, causing use-after-free, double sock_put(), and connection leaks.
A Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO vulnerability involving race conditions in sco_sock_connect().
Linux kernel Bluetooth SCO vulnerability involving race conditions in sco_sock_connect().
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