CVE-2022-49136

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_sync: Fix queuing commands when HCI_UNREGISTER is set

hci_cmd_sync_queue shall return an error if HCI_UNREGISTER flag has been set as that means hci_unregister_dev has been called so it will likely cause a uaf after the timeout as the hdev will be freed.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 7.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.26%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 16
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalationprivilege escalation85 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution75 %

Vulnerabilidad de use-after-free (CWE-416) en kernel Linux con acceso local (AV:L) y privilegios limitados (PR:L). Permite escalada de privilegios ejecutando código arbitrario tras liberar memoria de dispositivo HCI.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Execution Prevention Threat Intelligence Program Restrict Web-Based Content Privileged Account Management Limit Software Installation Behavior Prevention on Endpoint

Affected technologies (1)

Linux — Linux Kernel

CWEs

CWE-416

References

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