Linux Kernel up to 6.10.11/6.11.0 btintel_pcie allocation of resources

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.11/6.11.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component btintel_pcie. The manipulation leads to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-46869. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 6.10.11/6.11.0. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component btintel_pcie. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btintel_pcie: Allocate memory for driver private data Fix driver not allocating memory for struct btintel_data which is used to store internal data.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-46869 since 09/11/2024. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216493 (Ubuntu 24.10 : Linux kernel vulnerabilities (USN-7276-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 6.10.12 or 6.11.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fa9e1c1b1f38/2b4545f08cc6/7ffaa2002518 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 Tenable (216493). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 6.0
• 6.1
• 6.2
• 6.3
• 6.4
• 6.5
• 6.6
• 6.7
• 6.8
• 6.9
• 6.10
• 6.10.0
• 6.10.1
• 6.10.2
• 6.10.3
• 6.10.4
• 6.10.5
• 6.10.6
• 6.10.7
• 6.10.8
• 6.10.9
• 6.10.10
• 6.10.11
• 6.11.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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