CVE-2024-35933 Bluetooth: btintel: Fix null ptr deref in btintel_read_version
A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Bluetooth driver allows attackers to cause a system crash via crafted HCI commands.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-35933?
CVE-2024-35933 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: btintel: Fix null ptr deref in btintel_read_version
If hci_cmd_sync_complete() is triggered and skb is NULL, then hdev->req_skb is NULL, which will cause this issue.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-35933?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2024-35933?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-35933 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-35933 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-35933, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-35933, GHSA-5x62-xmmp-3f69, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-35933.