In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: btmtksdio: fix infinite loop in btmtksdio_txrx_work()
Every once in a while we see a hung btmtksdio_flush() task:
INFO: task kworker/u17:0:189 blocked for more than 122 seconds. __cancel_work_timer+0x3f4/0x460 cancel_work_sync+0x1c/0x2c btmtksdio_flush+0x2c/0x40 hci_dev_open_sync+0x10c4/0x2190 [..]
It all boils down to incorrect time_is_before_jiffies() usage in btmtksdio_txrx_work(). The btmtksdio_txrx_work() loop is expected to be terminated if running for longer than 5*HZ. However the timeout check is twisted: time_is_before_jiffies(old_jiffies + 5*HZ) evaluates to true when old_jiffies + 5*HZ is in the past i.e. when a timeout has occurred. Using OR with time_is_before_jiffies(txrx_timeout) means that: - before the 5-second timeout: the condition is `int_status || false`, so it loops as long as there are pending interrupts. - after the 5-second timeout: the condition becomes `int_status || true`, which is always true.
When the loop becomes infinite btmtksdio_txrx_work() loop never terminates and never releases the SDIO host.
Fix loop termination condition to actually enforce a 5*HZ timeout.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux-6.1Upgrade linux | Jul 28, 2026 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspiUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidiaUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-gke-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtime-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcpUpgrade linux-image-raspi-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-ibmUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1011-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04bUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1018-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1006-gke-64kUpgrade linux-image-ibm-7.0Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1019-raspi-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bos-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-2018-nvidia-bosUpgrade linux-image-realtime-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-26.04aUpgrade linux-image-gkeUpgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1013-oemUpgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-nvidia-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-oem-7.0Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-31-genericUpgrade linux-image-generic-7.0Upgrade linux-image-nvidia-64kUpgrade linux-image-realtime-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-26.04Upgrade linux-image-7.0.0-1012-awsUpgrade linux-image-gke-64k-7.0Upgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtime-64k-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-26.04Upgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-gcp | Sep 14, 2026 | Sep 7, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 25, 2026 |
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