SB20250227104 - NULL pointer dereference in Linux kernel bluetooth
Published: February 27, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250227104
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-58009)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to NULL pointer dereference within the l2cap_sock_alloc() function in net/bluetooth/l2cap_sock.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/245d48c1ba3e7a1779c2f4cbc6f581ddc8a78e22
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/297ce7f544aa675b0d136d788cad0710cdfb0785
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49c0d55d59662430f1829ae85b969619573d0fa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f397409f8ee5bc82901eeaf799e1cbc4f8edcf1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/691218a50c3139f7f57ffa79fb89d932eda9571e
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12.14