A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.7.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function hci_error_reset of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. The impact remains unknown. CVE summarizes:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Avoid potential use-after-free in hci_error_reset While handling the HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event, if the underlying BT controller is not responding, the GPIO reset mechanism would free the hci_dev and lead to a use-after-free in hci_error_reset. Here's the call trace observed on a ChromeOS device with Intel AX201: queue_work_on+0x3e/0x6c __hci_cmd_sync_sk+0x2ee/0x4c0 [bluetooth ] ? init_wait_entry+0x31/0x31 __hci_cmd_sync+0x16/0x20 [bluetooth ] hci_error_reset+0x4f/0xa4 [bluetooth ] process_one_work+0x1d8/0x33f worker_thread+0x21b/0x373 kthread+0x13a/0x152 ? pr_cont_work+0x54/0x54 ? kthread_blkcg+0x31/0x31 ret_from_fork+0x1f/0x30 This patch holds the reference count on the hci_dev while processing a HCI_EV_HARDWARE_ERROR event to avoid potential crash.

The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-26801 since 02/19/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/04/2024).

Upgrading to version 4.19.309, 5.4.271, 5.10.212, 5.15.151, 6.1.81, 6.6.21, 6.7.9 or 6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e0b278650f07/98fb98fd37e4/6dd0a9dfa99f/da4569d450b1/45085686b955/2ab9a19d896f/dd594cdc24f2/2449007d3f73 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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• Linux

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