5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-26959
Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]

INFO

Published Date :

May 1, 2024, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 18, 2025, 2:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel requires a kernel package update to resolve.
  • Update the Linux kernel package.
  • Reboot the system after the update.
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-26959 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 18, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.7.12 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.8 up to (excluding) 6.8.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.4 up to (excluding) 6.6.24
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586e099c93fe26b7bd40593979532f507ed9f6a4 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586e099c93fe26b7bd40593979532f507ed9f6a4 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664130c0b0309b360bc5bdd40a30604a9387bde8 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664130c0b0309b360bc5bdd40a30604a9387bde8 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bcf708775c405f7fb6ed776ccd3e1957f38a52 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bcf708775c405f7fb6ed776ccd3e1957f38a52 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type CVE: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e2365b07f1ae1f811a915b514caef5b2d6581e Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e2365b07f1ae1f811a915b514caef5b2d6581e Types: Patch
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586e099c93fe26b7bd40593979532f507ed9f6a4
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664130c0b0309b360bc5bdd40a30604a9387bde8
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bcf708775c405f7fb6ed776ccd3e1957f38a52
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e2365b07f1ae1f811a915b514caef5b2d6581e
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 29, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    May. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d4e2365b07f1ae1f811a915b514caef5b2d6581e [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/586e099c93fe26b7bd40593979532f507ed9f6a4 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74bcf708775c405f7fb6ed776ccd3e1957f38a52 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/664130c0b0309b360bc5bdd40a30604a9387bde8 [No types assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
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