CVE-2026-74541: Linux

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: clear iso_data always when detaching conn from hcon When setting conn->hcon = NULL, also conn->hcon->iso_data = NULL is necessary, otherwise later iso_conn_free() will UAF. Fix clearing of iso_data in iso_sock_disconn() Fixes KASAN: slab-use-after-free in iso_conn_hold_unless_zero on iso_sock_release() followed by hci_abort_conn_sync().

Affected products

• Linux Linux: from 6.5.12, before 6.6 (fixed in 6.6); from 6.6, before 6.6.151 (fixed in 6.6.151); from 6.7, before 6.12.103 (fixed in 6.12.103); from 6.13, before 6.18.44 (fixed in 6.18.44); from 6.19, before 7.1.8 (fixed in 7.1.8)

Published 2026-08-15. Last modified 2026-08-17.