CVE-2024-50124 Bluetooth: ISO: Fix UAF on iso_sock_timeout

High 8.0 Published Updated

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

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-2024-50124?

CVE-2024-50124 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 5 Nov 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: Fix UAF on iso_sock_timeout

conn->sk maybe have been unlinked/freed while waiting for iso_conn_lock so this checks if the conn->sk is still valid by checking if it part of iso_sk_list.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50124?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50124?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2024-50124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as AZL-52520, BELL-CVE-2024-50124, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-50124, GHSA-6pww-m6h5-jfm6, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-50124.

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