Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53297 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix "bad unlock balance" in l2cap_disconnect_rsp. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2023-53297 records a High severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix "bad unlock balance" in l2cap_disconnect_rsp. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=f2d38e77aa5f3effc143e7dd24da8acf02925958 <5f352a56f0e607e6ff539cbf12156bfd8af232be || >=1351551aa9058e07a20a27a158270cf84fcde621 <6a27762340ad08643de3bc17fe1646ea489ca2e2 || >=c02421992505c95c7f3c9ad59ee35e22eac60988 <2112c4c47d36bc5aba3ddeb9afedce6ae6a67e7d || >=d9ba36c22a7bb09d6bac4cc2f243eff05da53f43 <55410a9144c76ecda126e6cdec556dfcd8f343b2 || >=ac6725a634f7e8c0330610a8527f20c730b61115 <116b9c002c894097adc2b8684db2d1da4229ed46 || >=348d446762e7c70778df8bafbdf3fa0df2123f58 <fd269a0435f8e9943b7a57c5a59688848d42d449 || >=a2a9339e1c9deb7e1e079e12e27a0265aea8421a <5134556c9be582793f30695c09d18a26fe1ff2d7 || >=a2a9339e1c9deb7e1e079e12e27a0265aea8421a <25e97f7b1866e6b8503be349eeea44bb52d661ce || d82a439c3cfdb28aa7e82e2e849c5c4dd9fca284 || >=4.14.313 <4.14.316 || >=4.19.281 <4.19.284 || >=5.4.241 <5.4.244 || >=5.10.178 <5.10.181 || >=5.15.108 <5.15.113 || >=6.1.25 <6.1.30 || >=6.2.12 <6.3 | 5f352a56f0e607e6ff539cbf12156bfd8af232be, 6a27762340ad08643de3bc17fe1646ea489ca2e2, 2112c4c47d36bc5aba3ddeb9afedce6ae6a67e7d, 55410a9144c76ecda126e6cdec556dfcd8f343b2, 116b9c002c894097adc2b8684db2d1da4229ed46, fd269a0435f8e9943b7a57c5a59688848d42d449, 5134556c9be582793f30695c09d18a26fe1ff2d7, 25e97f7b1866e6b8503be349eeea44bb52d661ce, 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.3 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix "bad unlock balance" in l2cap_disconnect_rsp conn->chan_lock isn't acquired before l2cap_get_chan_by_scid, if l2cap_get_chan_by_scid returns NULL, then 'bad unlock balance' is triggered.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 8.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=f2d38e77aa5f3effc143e7dd24da8acf02925958 <5f352a56f0e607e6ff539cbf12156bfd8af232be || >=1351551aa9058e07a20a27a158270cf84fcde621 <6a27762340ad08643de3bc17fe1646ea489ca2e2 || >=c02421992505c95c7f3c9ad59ee35e22eac60988 <2112c4c47d36bc5aba3ddeb9afedce6ae6a67e7d || >=d9ba36c22a7bb09d6bac4cc2f243eff05da53f43 <55410a9144c76ecda126e6cdec556dfcd8f343b2 || >=ac6725a634f7e8c0330610a8527f20c730b61115 <116b9c002c894097adc2b8684db2d1da4229ed46 || >=348d446762e7c70778df8bafbdf3fa0df2123f58 <fd269a0435f8e9943b7a57c5a59688848d42d449 || >=a2a9339e1c9deb7e1e079e12e27a0265aea8421a <5134556c9be582793f30695c09d18a26fe1ff2d7 || >=a2a9339e1c9deb7e1e079e12e27a0265aea8421a <25e97f7b1866e6b8503be349eeea44bb52d661ce || d82a439c3cfdb28aa7e82e2e849c5c4dd9fca284 || >=4.14.313 <4.14.316 || >=4.19.281 <4.19.284 || >=5.4.241 <5.4.244 || >=5.10.178 <5.10.181 || >=5.15.108 <5.15.113 || >=6.1.25 <6.1.30 || >=6.2.12 <6.3 | 5f352a56f0e607e6ff539cbf12156bfd8af232be, 6a27762340ad08643de3bc17fe1646ea489ca2e2, 2112c4c47d36bc5aba3ddeb9afedce6ae6a67e7d, 55410a9144c76ecda126e6cdec556dfcd8f343b2, 116b9c002c894097adc2b8684db2d1da4229ed46, fd269a0435f8e9943b7a57c5a59688848d42d449, 5134556c9be582793f30695c09d18a26fe1ff2d7, 25e97f7b1866e6b8503be349eeea44bb52d661ce, 4.14.316, 4.19.284, 5.4.244, 5.10.181, 5.15.113, 6.1.30, 6.3 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.3 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Sep 16, 2025
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 5, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 4, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: L2CAP: fix "bad unlock balance" in l2cap_disconnect_rsp conn->chan_lock isn't acquired before l2cap_get_chan_by_scid, if l2cap_get_chan_by_scid returns NULL, then 'bad unlock balance' is triggered.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.