CVE-2023-28464: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • Linux Linux Kernel: version 6.1.25 only; version 6.2.12 only; version 6.3 only
  • Netapp h300s Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp h410c Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp h410s Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp h500s Firmware: affected versions not specified
  • Netapp h700s Firmware: affected versions not specified

Published 2023-03-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.