Linux Kernel up to 6.11.3 rfcomm_sk_state_change deadlock

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Summary
A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.226/5.15.167/6.1.112/6.6.56/6.11.3. This affects the function rfcomm_sk_state_change. Such manipulation leads to deadlock.
This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-50044. There is not any exploit available.
Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 5.10.226/5.15.167/6.1.112/6.6.56/6.11.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function rfcomm_sk_state_change. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deadlock vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-833. The product contains multiple threads or executable segments that are waiting for each other to release a necessary lock, resulting in deadlock. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: RFCOMM: FIX possible deadlock in rfcomm_sk_state_change rfcomm_sk_state_change attempts to use sock_lock so it must never be called with it locked but rfcomm_sock_ioctl always attempt to lock it causing the following trace: ====================================================== WARNING: possible circular locking dependency detected 6.8.0-syzkaller-08951-gfe46a7dd189e #0 Not tainted ------------------------------------------------------ syz-executor386/5093 is trying to acquire lock: ffff88807c396258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: lock_sock include/net/sock.h:1671 [inline] ffff88807c396258 (sk_lock-AF_BLUETOOTH-BTPROTO_RFCOMM){+.+.}-{0:0}, at: rfcomm_sk_state_change+0x5b/0x310 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/sock.c:73 but task is already holding lock: ffff88807badfd28 (&d->lock){+.+.}-{3:3}, at: __rfcomm_dlc_close+0x226/0x6a0 net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.c:491
The advisory is available at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-50044 since 10/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212094 (CentOS 9 : kernel-5.14.0-536.el9), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading to version 5.10.227, 5.15.168, 6.1.113, 6.6.57 or 6.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ef44274dae9b/496b2ab0fd10/ced98072d351/38b2d5a57d12/4cb9807c9b53/08d1914293da 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 databases at Tenable (212094) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3251). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Affected
- Google Container-Optimized OS
- Debian Linux
- Amazon Linux 2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- NetApp StorageGRID
- Ubuntu Linux
- SUSE Linux
- Oracle Linux
- Kyocera Printer
- NetApp AFF
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
- SUSE openSUSE
- IBM Security Guardium
- RESF Rocky Linux
- Dell NetWorker
- Dell Avamar
- IBM QRadar SIEM
- NetApp FAS
- SolarWinds Security Event Manager
- Dell PowerProtect Data Domain
- Open Source Linux Kernel
- Dell PowerScale OneFS
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 5.10.226
- 5.15.167
- 6.1.112
- 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
- 6.6.23
- 6.6.24
- 6.6.25
- 6.6.26
- 6.6.27
- 6.6.28
- 6.6.29
- 6.6.30
- 6.6.31
- 6.6.32
- 6.6.33
- 6.6.34
- 6.6.35
- 6.6.36
- 6.6.37
- 6.6.38
- 6.6.39
- 6.6.40
- 6.6.41
- 6.6.42
- 6.6.43
- 6.6.44
- 6.6.45
- 6.6.46
- 6.6.47
- 6.6.48
- 6.6.49
- 6.6.50
- 6.6.51
- 6.6.52
- 6.6.53
- 6.6.54
- 6.6.55
- 6.6.56
- 6.11.0
- 6.11.1
- 6.11.2
- 6.11.3
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
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VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
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Exploiting
Class: DeadlockCWE: CWE-833 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 212094
Nessus Name: CentOS 9 : kernel-5.14.0-536.el9
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Kernel 5.10.227/5.15.168/6.1.113/6.6.57/6.11.4
Patch: ef44274dae9b/496b2ab0fd10/ced98072d351/38b2d5a57d12/4cb9807c9b53/08d1914293da
Timeline
10/21/2024 🔍10/21/2024 🔍
10/21/2024 🔍
03/23/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: kernel.orgAdvisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2024-50044 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-50044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-281426
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3251 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service
Entry
Created: 10/21/2024 23:28Updated: 03/23/2026 02:05
Changes: 10/21/2024 23:28 (58), 10/25/2024 00:42 (12), 12/06/2024 05:29 (2), 07/27/2025 04:18 (7), 03/23/2026 02:05 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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