CVE-2024-36011 Bluetooth: HCI: Fix potential null-ptr-deref

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Bluetooth HCI subsystem can cause a system crash, requiring a kernel patch.

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-2024-36011?

CVE-2024-36011 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 23 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: HCI: Fix potential null-ptr-deref

Fix potential null-ptr-deref in hci_le_big_sync_established_evt().

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36011?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-36011?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2024-36011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as BELL-CVE-2024-36011, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36011, GHSA-897p-94fw-f6m3, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36011.

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