# CVE-2024-50078: Bluetooth: Call iso_exit() on module unload

> Missing cleanup in Linux kernel Bluetooth module causes use-after-free, leading to kernel crashes and denial of service.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:** 29 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-52051, BELL-CVE-2024-50078, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50078, GHSA-gr3v-53cp-cg7h, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50078

## What is CVE-2024-50078?

CVE-2024-50078 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 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: Call iso_exit() on module unload

If iso_init() has been called, iso_exit() must be called on module
unload. Without that, the struct proto that iso_init() registered with
proto_register() becomes invalid, which could cause unpredictable
problems later. In my case, with CONFIG_LIST_HARDENED and
CONFIG_BUG_ON_DATA_CORRUPTION enabled, loading the module again usually
triggers this BUG():

  list_add corruption. next->prev should be prev (ffffffffb5355fd0),
    but was 0000000000000068. (next=ffffffffc0a010d0).
  ------------[ cut here ]------------
  kernel BUG at lib/list_debug.c:29!
  Oops: invalid opcode: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI
  CPU: 1 PID: 4159 Comm: modprobe Not tainted 6.10.11-4+bt2-ao-desktop #1
  RIP: 0010:__list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0
  ...
    __list_add_valid_or_report+0x61/0xa0
    proto_register+0x299/0x320
    hci_sock_init+0x16/0xc0 [bluetooth]
    bt_init+0x68/0xd0 [bluetooth]
    __pfx_bt_init+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
    do_one_initcall+0x80/0x2f0
    do_init_module+0x8b/0x230
    __do_sys_init_module+0x15f/0x190
    do_syscall_64+0x68/0x110
  ...

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50078?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-50078?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-50078 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50078 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-50078 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-50078 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 29 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-2024-50078 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-2024-50078/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50078/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-50078
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-50078
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-50078

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-50078/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.