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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-53073",
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        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "Linux",
        "dateReserved": "2026-06-09T07:44:35.383Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-06-24T16:30:14.463Z",
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                    "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nBluetooth: hci_ldisc: Clear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT on error\n\nWhen hci_register_dev() fails in hci_uart_register_dev()\nHCI_UART_PROTO_INIT is not cleared before calling hu->proto->close(hu)\nand setting hu->hdev to NULL. This means incoming UART data will reach\nthe protocol-specific recv handler in hci_uart_tty_receive() after\nresources are freed.\n\nClear HCI_UART_PROTO_INIT with a write lock before calling\nhu->proto->close() and setting hu->hdev to NULL. The write lock ensures\nall active readers have completed and no new reader can enter the\nprotocol recv path before resources are freed.\n\nThis allows the protocol-specific recv functions to remove the\n\"HCI_UART_REGISTERED\" guard without risking a null pointer dereference\nif hci_register_dev() fails."
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