# CVE-2024-53208: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix slab-use-after-free Read in set_powered_sync

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel Bluetooth management subsystem allows local attackers to cause a system crash.

- **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-55700, BELL-CVE-2024-53208, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-53208, GHSA-fghf-x6v5-95fg, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-53208

## What is CVE-2024-53208?

CVE-2024-53208 is a high-severity use after free 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 slab-use-after-free Read in set_powered_sync

This fixes the following crash:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in set_powered_sync+0x3a/0xc0 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1353
Read of size 8 at addr ffff888029b4dd18 by task kworker/u9:0/54

CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 54 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-syzkaller-01155-gf723224742fc #0
Hardware name: Google Google Compute Engine/Google Compute Engine, BIOS Google 08/06/2024
Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work
Call Trace:
 <TASK>
 __dump_stack lib/dump_stack.c:93 [inline]
 dump_stack_lvl+0x241/0x360 lib/dump_stack.c:119
 print_address_description mm/kasan/report.c:377 [inline]
 print_report+0x169/0x550 mm/kasan/report.c:488
q kasan_report+0x143/0x180 mm/kasan/report.c:601
 set_powered_sync+0x3a/0xc0 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1353
 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x22b/0x400 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:328
 process_one_work kernel/workqueue.c:3231 [inline]
 process_scheduled_works+0xa2c/0x1830 kernel/workqueue.c:3312
 worker_thread+0x86d/0xd10 kernel/workqueue.c:3389
 kthread+0x2f0/0x390 kernel/kthread.c:389
 ret_from_fork+0x4b/0x80 arch/x86/kernel/process.c:147
 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:244
 </TASK>

Allocated by task 5247:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 poison_kmalloc_redzone mm/kasan/common.c:370 [inline]
 __kasan_kmalloc+0x98/0xb0 mm/kasan/common.c:387
 kasan_kmalloc include/linux/kasan.h:211 [inline]
 __kmalloc_cache_noprof+0x19c/0x2c0 mm/slub.c:4193
 kmalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:681 [inline]
 kzalloc_noprof include/linux/slab.h:807 [inline]
 mgmt_pending_new+0x65/0x250 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:269
 mgmt_pending_add+0x36/0x120 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:296
 set_powered+0x3cd/0x5e0 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1394
 hci_mgmt_cmd+0xc47/0x11d0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1712
 hci_sock_sendmsg+0x7b8/0x11c0 net/bluetooth/hci_sock.c:1832
 sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:730 [inline]
 __sock_sendmsg+0x221/0x270 net/socket.c:745
 sock_write_iter+0x2dd/0x400 net/socket.c:1160
 new_sync_write fs/read_write.c:497 [inline]
 vfs_write+0xa72/0xc90 fs/read_write.c:590
 ksys_write+0x1a0/0x2c0 fs/read_write.c:643
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Freed by task 5246:
 kasan_save_stack mm/kasan/common.c:47 [inline]
 kasan_save_track+0x3f/0x80 mm/kasan/common.c:68
 kasan_save_free_info+0x40/0x50 mm/kasan/generic.c:579
 poison_slab_object+0xe0/0x150 mm/kasan/common.c:240
 __kasan_slab_free+0x37/0x60 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+0x149/0x360 mm/slub.c:4598
 settings_rsp+0x2bc/0x390 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:1443
 mgmt_pending_foreach+0xd1/0x130 net/bluetooth/mgmt_util.c:259
 __mgmt_power_off+0x112/0x420 net/bluetooth/mgmt.c:9455
 hci_dev_close_sync+0x665/0x11a0 net/bluetooth/hci_sync.c:5191
 hci_dev_do_close net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:483 [inline]
 hci_dev_close+0x112/0x210 net/bluetooth/hci_core.c:508
 sock_do_ioctl+0x158/0x460 net/socket.c:1222
 sock_ioctl+0x629/0x8e0 net/socket.c:1341
 vfs_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:51 [inline]
 __do_sys_ioctl fs/ioctl.c:907 [inline]
 __se_sys_ioctl+0xfc/0x170 fs/ioctl.c:893
 do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/common.c:52 [inline]
 do_syscall_64+0xf3/0x230 arch/x86/entry/common.c:83gv
 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53208?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-53208?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-53208 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53208 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-2024-53208 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-53208 is a high-severity use after free 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-2024-53208 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-2024-53208/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-53208/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-53208
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-53208
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-53208

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