CVE-2024-24746 Apache NimBLE: Denial of service in NimBLE Bluetooth stack
A specially crafted GATT operation can cause an infinite loop in the Apache NimBLE Bluetooth stack, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-24746?
CVE-2024-24746 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Apache NimBLE, published on 6 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in Apache NimBLE.
Specially crafted GATT operation can cause infinite loop in GATT server leading to denial of service in Bluetooth stack or device.
This issue affects Apache NimBLE: through 1.6.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 1.7.0, which fixes the issue.
Weakness: CWE-835
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-24746?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apache Nimble.
How do I fix CVE-2024-24746?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-24746 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-24746 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-24746 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apache NimBLE
- CVE-2026-45813 Apache NimBLE: Incorrect data validation in BASS add/modify source operation
- CVE-2025-62235 Apache Mynewt NimBLE: Incorrect handling of SMP Security Request could lead to undesirable pairing
- CVE-2026-45811 Apache NimBLE: Buffer overflow in socket HCI transport
- CVE-2026-45815 Apache NimBLE: Remote reachable assertion in ATT Read Multiple Variable Response handler
- CVE-2026-45816 Apache NimBLE: NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in SMP LTK request
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wpv3-6qr5-9rmx.