# CVE-2024-49950: Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix uaf in l2cap_connect

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth L2CAP subsystem allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 21 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-52099, BELL-CVE-2024-49950, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-49950, GHSA-pm28-gfv5-pj4g, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2024-49950, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-49950

## What is CVE-2024-49950?

CVE-2024-49950 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Oct 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: L2CAP: Fix uaf in l2cap_connect

[Syzbot reported]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949
Read of size 8 at addr ffff8880241e9800 by task kworker/u9:0/54

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-syzkaller-00268-g788220eee30d #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024
Workqueue: hci2 hci_rx_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x116/0x1f0 lib/dump_stack.c:119
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
 print_report+0xc3/0x620 mm/kasan/report.c:488
 kasan_report+0xd9/0x110 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 l2cap_connect.constprop.0+0x10d8/0x1270 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:3949
 l2cap_connect_req net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4080 [inline]
 l2cap_bredr_sig_cmd net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4772 [inline]
 l2cap_sig_channel net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:5543 [inline]
 l2cap_recv_frame+0xf0b/0x8eb0 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:6825
 l2cap_recv_acldata+0x9b4/0xb70 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7514
 hci_acldata_packet net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:3791 [inline]
 hci_rx_work+0xaab/0x1610 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:4028
 process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1b40 kernel/workqueue.c:3231
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xed0 kernel/workqueue.c:3389
 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389
 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
...

Freed by task 5245:
 kasan_save_stack+0x33/0x60 mm/kasan/common.c:47
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 mm/kasan/generic.c:579
 poison_slab_object+0xf7/0x160 mm/kasan/common.c:240
 __kasan_slab_free+0x32/0x50 mm/kasan/common.c:256
 kasan_slab_free include/linux/kasan.h:184 [inline]
 slab_free_hook mm/slub.c:2256 [inline]
 slab_free mm/slub.c:4477 [inline]
 kfree+0x12a/0x3b0 mm/slub.c:4598
 l2cap_conn_free net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1810 [inline]
 kref_put include/linux/kref.h:65 [inline]
 l2cap_conn_put net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1822 [inline]
 l2cap_conn_del+0x59d/0x730 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:1802
 l2cap_connect_cfm+0x9e6/0xf80 net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:7241
 hci_connect_cfm include/net/bluetooth/hci_core.h:1960 [inline]
 hci_conn_failed+0x1c3/0x370 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:1265
 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x75a/0xb50 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5583
 abort_conn_sync+0x197/0x360 net/bluetooth/hci_conn.c:2917
 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1a4/0x410 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:328
 process_one_work+0x9c5/0x1b40 kernel/workqueue.c:3231
 process_scheduled_works kernel/workqueue.c:3312 [inline]
 worker_thread+0x6c8/0xed0 kernel/workqueue.c:3389
 kthread+0x2c1/0x3a0 kernel/kthread.c:389
 ret_from_fork+0x45/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49950?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49950?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-49950 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49950 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49950 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 21 Oct 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-2024-49950 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2024-49950/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49950/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49950
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49950
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49950

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49950/
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