CVE-2026-43059 | Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix list corruption and UAF in command complete handlers

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix list corruption and UAF in command complete handlers Commit 302a1f674c00 ("Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible UAFs") introduced mgmt_pending_valid(), which not only validates the pending command but also unlinks it from the pending list if it is valid. This change in semantics requires updates to several completion handlers to avoid list corruption and memory safety issues. This patch addresses two left-over issues from the aforementioned rework: 1. In mgmt_add_adv_patterns_monitor_complete(), mgmt_pending_remove() is replaced with mgmt_pending_free() in the success path. Since mgmt_pending_valid() already unlinks the command at the beginning of the function, calling mgmt_pending_remove() leads to a double list_del() and subsequent list corruption/kernel panic. 2. In set_mesh_complete(), the use of mgmt_pending_foreach() in the error path is removed. Since the current command is already unlinked by mgmt_pending_valid(), this foreach loop would incorrectly target other pending mesh commands, potentially freeing them while they are still being processed concurrently (leading to UAFs). The redundant mgmt_cmd_status() is also simplified to use cmd->opcode directly.

Published: 2026-05-05 Last update: 2026-05-06 Assigner: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-43059 is rated Low Risk (4.6/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-43059

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# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-06 0.02%

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GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-43059

GHSA-9xxq-2x8g-75gf · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix list...

OS Trackers for CVE-2026-43059

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debian unimportant CVE-2026-43059 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-43059
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43059
suse medium CVE-2026-43059 severity moderate: SUSE including 21 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 128 product×package rows across 30 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS, … (30 product lines)): Known Not Affected 128. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-43059/
ubuntu medium CVE-2026-43059 medium priority: Ubuntu including 161 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 1449 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 1048, ignored 169, not-affected 92, released 83, needed 52, needs-triage 5. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-43059

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-43059

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References for CVE-2026-43059

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