# CVE-2024-53207: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks

> A deadlock in the Linux kernel Bluetooth management module can cause system hangs, requiring a kernel patch to resolve.

- **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:** 27 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-55162, BELL-CVE-2024-53207, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53207, GHSA-fgfp-pp34-jxvv, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2404-CVE-2024-53207, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53207

## What is CVE-2024-53207?

CVE-2024-53207 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks

This fixes possible deadlocks like the following caused by
hci_cmd_sync_dequeue causing the destroy function to run:

 INFO: task kworker/u19:0:143 blocked for more than 120 seconds.
       Tainted: G        W  O        6.8.0-2024-03-19-intel-next-iLS-24ww14 #1
 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message.
 task:kworker/u19:0   state:D stack:0     pid:143   tgid:143   ppid:2      flags:0x00004000
 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth]
 Call Trace:
  <TASK>
  __schedule+0x374/0xaf0
  schedule+0x3c/0xf0
  schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30
  __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x3ef/0x7a0
  __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20
  mutex_lock+0x3c/0x50
  mgmt_set_connectable_complete+0xa4/0x150 [bluetooth]
  ? kfree+0x211/0x2a0
  hci_cmd_sync_dequeue+0xae/0x130 [bluetooth]
  ? __pfx_cmd_complete_rsp+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth]
  cmd_complete_rsp+0x26/0x80 [bluetooth]
  mgmt_pending_foreach+0x4d/0x70 [bluetooth]
  __mgmt_power_off+0x8d/0x180 [bluetooth]
  ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x40
  hci_dev_close_sync+0x445/0x5b0 [bluetooth]
  hci_set_powered_sync+0x149/0x250 [bluetooth]
  set_powered_sync+0x24/0x60 [bluetooth]
  hci_cmd_sync_work+0x90/0x150 [bluetooth]
  process_one_work+0x13e/0x300
  worker_thread+0x2f7/0x420
  ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10
  kthread+0x107/0x140
  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
  ret_from_fork+0x3d/0x60
  ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10
  ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30
  </TASK>

Weakness: CWE-667 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53207?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53207?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53207 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53207 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2024-53207 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53207 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Dec 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-2024-53207 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-2024-53207/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53207/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53207
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53207
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53207

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