CVE-2024-57988
Linux Bluetooth btbcm NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.
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Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 27, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 07, 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 CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 from (excluding) 6.13.2 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.9 from (excluding) 6.12.13 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 27, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f
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