SB2024053078 - Memory leak in Linux kernel bluetooth
Published: May 30, 2024 Updated: May 14, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024053078
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-35978)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the hci_req_sync_complete() function in net/bluetooth/hci_request.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/89a32741f4217856066c198a4a7267bcdd1edd67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4beab84fbb50df3be1d8f8a976e6fe882ca65cb2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8478394f76c748862ef179a16f651f752bdafaf0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75193678cce993aa959e7764b6df2f599886dd06
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66fab1e120b39f8f47a94186ddee36006fc02ca8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9ab5e44b9bac946bd49fd63264a08cd1ea494e76
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e4cb8382fff6706436b66eafd9c0ee857ff0a9f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45d355a926ab40f3ae7bc0b0a00cb0e3e8a5a810
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.19.313
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.10.216
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.15.156
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.4.275
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.1.87
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.6.28
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.8.7