Linux Kernel up to 6.8.9 Bluetooth memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.9. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2024-36033. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.8.9 and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: qca: fix info leak when fetching board id Add the missing sanity check when fetching the board id to avoid leaking slab data when later requesting the firmware.

The advisory is shared at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-36033 since 05/17/2024. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.8.10 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch bcccdc947d2c/ba307abed5e0/f30c37cb4549/0adcf6be1445 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-1259). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Debian Linux
  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • IBM InfoSphere Guardium
  • Oracle Linux
  • Oracle VM
  • NetApp FAS
  • EMC Avamar
  • NetApp AFF
  • Dell NetWorker
  • NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
  • IBM Security Guardium
  • RESF Rocky Linux
  • Broadcom Brocade SANnav
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • IBM Business Automation Workflow
  • IBM QRadar SIEM
  • Dell Avamar
  • IBM Storage Scale
  • IBM Spectrum Protect Plus
  • Juniper Junos Space
  • IBM Storage Scale System
  • SolarWinds Security Event Manager

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kernel 6.8.10
Patch: bcccdc947d2c/ba307abed5e0/f30c37cb4549/0adcf6be1445

Timelineinfo

05/17/2024 🔍
05/30/2024 +13 days 🔍
05/30/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2025 +455 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-36033 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-36033
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-266693
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-1259 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service und unspezifischen Angriff

Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2024 19:31
Updated: 08/28/2025 20:12
Changes: 05/30/2024 19:31 (57), 07/06/2024 01:29 (1), 08/28/2025 20:12 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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