# CVE-2024-50029: Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix UAF in hci_enhanced_setup_sync

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges via crafted connections.

- **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:** 14 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-51443, BELL-CVE-2024-50029, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50029, GHSA-fw79-wq25-6xpv, ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2024-50029, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50029

## What is CVE-2024-50029?

CVE-2024-50029 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, 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: hci_conn: Fix UAF in hci_enhanced_setup_sync

This checks if the ACL connection remains valid as it could be destroyed
while hci_enhanced_setup_sync is pending on cmd_sync leading to the
following trace:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
Read of size 1 at addr ffff888002328ffd by task kworker/u5:2/37

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 37 Comm: kworker/u5:2 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-01300-g810be445d8d6 #7099
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80
 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
 print_report+0x152/0x4c0
 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1fa/0x420
 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
 kasan_report+0xda/0x1b0
 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
 hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60
 ? __pfx_hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10
 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330
 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360
 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10
 ? assign_work+0x167/0x240
 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60
 ? __kthread_parkme+0xac/0x1c0
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
 kthread+0x293/0x360
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70
 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 34:
 kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0
 __hci_conn_add+0x187/0x17d0
 hci_connect_sco+0x2e1/0xb90
 sco_sock_connect+0x2a2/0xb80
 __sys_connect+0x227/0x2a0
 __x64_sys_connect+0x6d/0xb0
 do_syscall_64+0x71/0x140
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

Freed by task 37:
 kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50
 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30
 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60
 __kasan_slab_free+0x101/0x160
 kfree+0xd0/0x250
 device_release+0x9a/0x210
 kobject_put+0x151/0x280
 hci_conn_del+0x448/0xbf0
 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x46f/0x980
 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330
 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360
 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60
 kthread+0x293/0x360
 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50029?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-50029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50029 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, 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-2024-50029 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-2024-50029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50029

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