CVE-2024-22099 NULL pointer deference in rfcomm_check_security in Linux kernel

What is CVE-2024-22099?

CVE-2024-22099 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 25 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Linux Linux kernel kernel on Linux, x86, ARM (net, bluetooth modules) allows Overflow Buffers. This vulnerability is associated with program files /net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.C.

This issue affects Linux kernel: v2.6.12-rc2.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22099?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-22099 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22099 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22099, GHSA-hp7v-34mp-f79p, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-22099.