{"id":"CVE-2026-98293","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: ISO: Fix parent socket leak in iso_conn_ready()\n\niso_get_sock() returns the parent socket with a reference held, which is\ndropped by sock_put() once the chil…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: ISO: Fix parent socket leak in iso_conn_ready()\n\niso_get_sock() returns the parent socket with a reference held, which is\ndropped by sock_put() once the chil…","severity":"medium","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 11dc486ed5d4626e6b92a23b67ed76cb6c48bfc9 < ea8a262662be62c095789924c11722ecbf40a4de","Linux >= fa224d0c094a458e9ebf5ea9b1c696136b7af427 < 9228f87365e68a6cae191f57f456e89a6d2167cf","Linux >= fa224d0c094a458e9ebf5ea9b1c696136b7af427 < e2b156a8d25966be49c1f809b654a2c4bb16564d","Linux >= fa224d0c094a458e9ebf5ea9b1c696136b7af427 < f016daabd4fec4e9b8563f8b6f42eabce0ca66b0","Linux >= fa224d0c094a458e9ebf5ea9b1c696136b7af427 < ca18ee413a7cb6f09885778039225e58bae0d607","Linux >= 6.6.67 < 6.6.158","Linux 6.8"],"published":"2026-10-06","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T09:18:19.727","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98293","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9228f87365e68a6cae191f57f456e89a6d2167cf","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ca18ee413a7cb6f09885778039225e58bae0d607","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2b156a8d25966be49c1f809b654a2c4bb16564d","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ea8a262662be62c095789924c11722ecbf40a4de","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f016daabd4fec4e9b8563f8b6f42eabce0ca66b0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98293.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-98293"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546377"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-98293"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98293"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-98293.mbox"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-06T08:50:17.417Z","cvss":5.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","cvssSource":"vendor","cwe":["CWE-911"],"epss":0.00175,"epssPercentile":0.07,"slug":"CVE-2026-98293","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: ISO: Fix parent socket leak in iso_conn_ready()\n\niso_get_sock() returns the parent socket with a reference held, which is\ndropped by sock_put() once the child socket has been set up. The error\npath taken when iso_sock_alloc() fails only calls release_sock() and\nreturns, leaking the reference and thus the parent socket itself.\n\nDrop the reference on that path as well.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 · updated 2026-10-18 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-98293.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":30,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":30.3,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":219057,"id":"CVE-2026-98293","ts":1791707046230,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"5.5"},{"seq":219056,"id":"CVE-2026-98293","ts":1791707046230,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}