FKIE_CVE-2026-98294

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-10-06 09:18 - Updated: 2026-10-19 10:18
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Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_qca: Do not write to the serial port after it is closed hci_uart_close() closes the serdev port if HCI_QUIRK_NON_PERSISTENT_SETUP is set (for example, for the WCN399x family). A failed hci_dev_open_sync() following a successful qca_setup() calls hdev->close() but not hdev->shutdown(), so the port is closed while power->vregs_on is left true. qca_serdev_remove() then passes its power->vregs_on test and calls qca_power_off(), which writes to the closed port unconditionally. Seen on a WCN3988 by unbinding the driver after a controller failure. The trace below is from a 7.0.0 based kernel, where qca_power_off() was still named qca_power_shutdown(): Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address 0000000000000038 Call trace: tty_set_termios+0x50/0x238 (P) ttyport_set_baudrate+0x84/0xc0 serdev_device_set_baudrate+0x24/0x40 qca_power_shutdown+0x158/0x1fc [hci_uart] qca_serdev_remove+0x54/0x68 [hci_uart] serdev_drv_remove+0x1c/0x2c device_remove+0x4c/0x80 device_release_driver_internal+0x1cc/0x224 device_driver_detach+0x18/0x24 unbind_store+0xb4/0xc0 Check HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, which hci_uart_close() clears in the same place it closes the port, before writing to it. The regulator disable is left unconditional so the controller is still powered down. The dangling serport->tty that turns this into a use-after-free is addressed in a separate patch.
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416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/15754e4ec47ac5d117c9609c34a49ed6980ac4a1
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e93c65f87825e1e012bce56615320aeb123815d
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a5414b0a9464b863733c8bd97493cb443a210ec4
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          "product": "Linux",
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            "drivers/bluetooth/hci_qca.c"
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  "descriptions": [
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: hci_qca: Do not write to the serial port after it is closed\n\nhci_uart_close() closes the serdev port if HCI_QUIRK_NON_PERSISTENT_SETUP\nis set (for example, for the WCN399x family). A failed hci_dev_open_sync()\nfollowing a successful qca_setup() calls hdev-\u003eclose() but not\nhdev-\u003eshutdown(), so the port is closed while power-\u003evregs_on is left true.\nqca_serdev_remove() then passes its power-\u003evregs_on test and calls\nqca_power_off(), which writes to the closed port unconditionally.\n\nSeen on a WCN3988 by unbinding the driver after a controller failure. The\ntrace below is from a 7.0.0 based kernel, where qca_power_off() was still\nnamed qca_power_shutdown():\n\n  Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at virtual address\n  0000000000000038\n  Call trace:\n   tty_set_termios+0x50/0x238 (P)\n   ttyport_set_baudrate+0x84/0xc0\n   serdev_device_set_baudrate+0x24/0x40\n   qca_power_shutdown+0x158/0x1fc [hci_uart]\n   qca_serdev_remove+0x54/0x68 [hci_uart]\n   serdev_drv_remove+0x1c/0x2c\n   device_remove+0x4c/0x80\n   device_release_driver_internal+0x1cc/0x224\n   device_driver_detach+0x18/0x24\n   unbind_store+0xb4/0xc0\n\nCheck HCI_UART_PROTO_READY, which hci_uart_close() clears in the same place\nit closes the port, before writing to it. The regulator disable is left\nunconditional so the controller is still powered down.\n\nThe dangling serport-\u003etty that turns this into a use-after-free is\naddressed in a separate patch."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2026-98294",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-19T10:18:31.170",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-10-06T09:18:19.887",
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}



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