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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: vhci: Prevent use-after-free by removing debugfs files early Move the creation of debugfs files into a dedicated function, and ensure they are explicitly removed during vhci_release(), before associated data structures are freed. Previously, debugfs files such as "force_suspend", "force_wakeup", and others were created under hdev->debugfs but not removed in vhci_release(). Since vhci_release() frees the backing vhci_data structure, any access to these files after release would result in use-after-free errors. Although hdev->debugfs is later freed in hci_release_dev(), user can access files after vhci_data is freed but before hdev->debugfs is released.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2025-04-16 | Published 2025-09-19 | Updated 2025-09-19 | Assigner Linux

Product status

Default status
unaffected

ab4e4380d4e158486e595013a2635190e07e28ce before bd75eba88e88d7b896b0c737b02a74a12afc235f
affected

ab4e4380d4e158486e595013a2635190e07e28ce before 1503756fffe76d5aea2371a4b8dee20c3577bcfd
affected

ab4e4380d4e158486e595013a2635190e07e28ce before 7cc08f2f127b9a66f46ea918e34353811a7cb378
affected

ab4e4380d4e158486e595013a2635190e07e28ce before 28010791193a4503f054e8d69a950ef815deb539
affected

Default status
affected

6.4
affected

Any version before 6.4
unaffected

6.6.105
unaffected

6.12.46
unaffected

6.16.6
unaffected

6.17-rc5
unaffected

References

git.kernel.org/...c/bd75eba88e88d7b896b0c737b02a74a12afc235f

git.kernel.org/...c/1503756fffe76d5aea2371a4b8dee20c3577bcfd

git.kernel.org/...c/7cc08f2f127b9a66f46ea918e34353811a7cb378

git.kernel.org/...c/28010791193a4503f054e8d69a950ef815deb539

cve.org (CVE-2025-39861)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2025-39861)

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