VDB-289031 · CVE-2024-7138 · GCVE-0-2024-7138

Silabs RS9116 Bluetooth SDK up to 2.10.4 L2CAP Packet assertion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Silabs RS9116 Bluetooth SDK up to 2.10.4. The affected element is an unknown function of the component L2CAP Packet Handler. The manipulation leads to assertion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-7138. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Silabs RS9116 Bluetooth SDK up to 2.10.4 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component L2CAP Packet Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a assertion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-617. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An assert may be triggered, causing a temporary denial of service when a peer device sends a specially crafted malformed L2CAP packet. If a watchdog timer is not enabled, a hard reset is required to recover the device.

It is possible to read the advisory at community.silabs.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7138 since 07/26/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Silabs

Name

RS9116 Bluetooth SDK

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Assertion
CWE: CWE-617
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/26/2024 🔍
12/19/2024 +146 days 🔍
12/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
05/29/2025 +161 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: community.silabs.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-7138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-7138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-289031

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2024 22:56
Updated: 05/29/2025 03:24
Changes: 12/19/2024 22:56 (61), 05/29/2025 03:24 (1)
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