CVE-2026-43021
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_sync: fix leaks when hci_cmd_sync_queue_once fails When hci_cmd_sync_queue_once() returns with error, the destroy callback will not be called. Fix leaking references / memory on these failures.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 6.19.12-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 6.19.12 | |
| linux-kernel | 7.0 | affected | |
| windows | affected | |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fd74178d4b16dcf47179da634ea9d7c02e3608b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aca377208e7f7322bf4e107cdec6e7d7e8aa7a88
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43021.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43021
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43021
CWEs
CWE-401
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.