CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-26801

HighCVSS 8.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

20th percentile - higher than 20% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the Bluetooth subsystem has a potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset. While handling the HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event, if the BT controller is not responding, the GPIO reset mechanism can free hci_dev and lead to use-after-free.

Risk Assessment

Use-after-free can lead to system crashes, unexpected behavior, or potentially privilege escalation in case of an attack.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version with the fix that holds a reference count on hci_dev while processing the HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset While handling the HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event, if the underlying BT controller is not responding, the GPIO reset mechanism would free the hci_dev and lead to a use-after-free in hci_error_reset. Here's the call trace observed on a ChromeOS device with Intel AX201: queue_work_on+0x3e/0x6c __hci_cmd_sync_sk+0x2ee/0x4c0 [bluetooth <HASH:3b4a6>] ? init_wait_entry+0x31/0x31 __hci_cmd_sync+0x16/0x20 [bluetooth <HASH:3b4a 6>] hci_error_reset+0x4f/0xa4 [bluetooth <HASH:3b4a 6>] process_one_work+0x1d8/0x33f worker_thread+0x21b/0x373 kthread+0x13a/0x152 ? pr_cont_work+0x54/0x54 ? kthread_blkcg+0x31/0x31 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 This patch holds the reference count on the hci_dev while processing a HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event to avoid potential crash.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS