CVE-2026-64409

Technical Description

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 |

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References