Linux Kernel up to 6.6.22/6.7.10/6.8.1 Bluetooth memory leak

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.22/6.7.10/6.8.1. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. This manipulation causes memory leak. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-26888. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.6.22/6.7.10/6.8.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: msft: Fix memory leak Fix leaking buffer allocated to send MSFT_OP_LE_MONITOR_ADVERTISEMENT.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-26888 since 02/19/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2 or 6.9-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 98e9920c75e0/5987b9f7d931/5cb93417c937/a6e06258f4c3 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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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.6.0
• 6.6.1
• 6.6.2
• 6.6.3
• 6.6.4
• 6.6.5
• 6.6.6
• 6.6.7
• 6.6.8
• 6.6.9
• 6.6.10
• 6.6.11
• 6.6.12
• 6.6.13
• 6.6.14
• 6.6.15
• 6.6.16
• 6.6.17
• 6.6.18
• 6.6.19
• 6.6.20
• 6.6.21
• 6.6.22
• 6.7.0
• 6.7.1
• 6.7.2
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.4
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.6
• 6.7.7
• 6.7.8
• 6.7.9
• 6.7.10
• 6.8.0
• 6.8.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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