# CVE-2024-42141: Bluetooth: ISO: Check socket flag instead of hcon

> A null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel Bluetooth ISO subsystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 23 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2024-42141, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42141, GHSA-3q8w-82vq-p7rq, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42141

## What is CVE-2024-42141?

CVE-2024-42141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jul 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: ISO: Check socket flag instead of hcon

This fixes the following Smatch static checker warning:

net/bluetooth/iso.c:1364 iso_sock_recvmsg()
error: we previously assumed 'pi->conn->hcon' could be null (line 1359)

net/bluetooth/iso.c
1347 static int iso_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
1348                             size_t len, int flags)
1349 {
1350         struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
1351         struct iso_pinfo *pi = iso_pi(sk);
1352
1353         BT_DBG("sk %p", sk);
1354
1355         if (test_and_clear_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP,
                                      &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) {
1356                 lock_sock(sk);
1357                 switch (sk->sk_state) {
1358                 case BT_CONNECT2:
1359                         if (pi->conn->hcon &&
                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If ->hcon is NULL

1360                             test_bit(HCI_CONN_PA_SYNC,
                                         &pi->conn->hcon->flags)) {
1361                                 iso_conn_big_sync(sk);
1362                                 sk->sk_state = BT_LISTEN;
1363                         } else {
--> 1364                         iso_conn_defer_accept(pi->conn->hcon);
                                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                                                       then we're toast

1365                                 sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG;
1366                         }
1367                         release_sock(sk);
1368                         return 0;
1369                 case BT_CONNECTED:
1370                         if (test_bit(BT_SK_PA_SYNC,

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42141?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42141?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-42141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42141 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42141 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 30 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42141/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42141/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42141
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42141
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42141

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.