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CVE-2023-28464
HIGH

CVE-2023-28464

Published Mar 31, 2023 · Updated Oct 23, 2026

Severity · CVSSHIGH · 7.8
Known exploitationNot listed
EPSS / likelihood0.27%
QFinch risk score10 / 100

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

hci_conn_cleanup in net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.9 has a use-after-free (observed in hci_conn_hash_flush) because of calls to hci_dev_put and hci_conn_put. There is a double free that may lead to privilege escalation.

Publisher and source text is retained separately from QFinch interpretation.

QFinch assessment

hci_conn_cleanup in net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c in the Linux kernel through 6.2.9 has a use-after-free (observed in hci_conn_hash_flush) because of calls to hci_dev_put and hci_conn_put. There is a double free that may lead to privilege escalation.

Evidence: public source records

Affected products

Affected scope reported by the available public evidence
Affected package, product or rangeFix status
Consult the referenced vendor advisory for affected versions.Consult source advisory

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

  1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
  2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
  3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.
Review primary references

Evidence coverage

CVENVDEPSS
SSVC priority
MEDIUM
Confidence
10%
Aliases
None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

  1. lore.kernel.org ↗
  2. www.openwall.com ↗
  3. www.openwall.com ↗
  4. security.netapp.com ↗

Record history

Published Mar 31, 2023 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026