What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-50029?

CVE-2024-50029 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.2%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2024-50029?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2024-50029. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Linux Kernel CVE-2024-50029

HIGH

Use After Free (CWE-416)

2024-10-21 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

Use After Free Linux Information Disclosure Memory Corruption Linux Kernel

7.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.8 HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Oct 21, 2024 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 7.8

DescriptionNVD

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix UAF in hci_enhanced_setup_sync

This checks if the ACL connection remains valid as it could be destroyed while hci_enhanced_setup_sync is pending on cmd_sync leading to the following trace:

BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888002328ffd by task kworker/u5:2/37

CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 37 Comm: kworker/u5:2 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-01300-g810be445d8d6 #7099 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 print_report+0x152/0x4c0 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1fa/0x420 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 kasan_report+0xda/0x1b0 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 ? __pfx_hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? assign_work+0x167/0x240 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60 ? __kthread_parkme+0xac/0x1c0 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x293/0x360 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK>

Allocated by task 34: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 __hci_conn_add+0x187/0x17d0 hci_connect_sco+0x2e1/0xb90 sco_sock_connect+0x2a2/0xb80 __sys_connect+0x227/0x2a0 __x64_sys_connect+0x6d/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x71/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e

Freed by task 37: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x101/0x160 kfree+0xd0/0x250 device_release+0x9a/0x210 kobject_put+0x151/0x280 hci_conn_del+0x448/0xbf0 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x46f/0x980 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60 kthread+0x293/0x360 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30

AnalysisAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix UAF in hci_enhanced_setup_sync This checks if the ACL connection remains valid as it could be destroyed. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. This Use After Free vulnerability could allow attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Use After Free (CWE-416), which allows attackers to access freed memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_conn: Fix UAF in hci_enhanced_setup_sync This checks if the ACL connection remains valid as it could be destroyed while hci_enhanced_setup_sync is pending on cmd_sync leading to the following trace: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 Read of size 1 at addr ffff888002328ffd by task kworker/u5:2/37 CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 37 Comm: kworker/u5:2 Not tainted 6.11.0-rc6-01300-g810be445d8d6 #7099 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.3-2.fc40 04/01/2014 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work Call Trace: <TASK> dump_stack_lvl+0x5d/0x80 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 print_report+0x152/0x4c0 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 ? __virt_addr_valid+0x1fa/0x420 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 kasan_report+0xda/0x1b0 ? hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x91b/0xa60 ? __pfx_hci_enhanced_setup_sync+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx___mutex_lock+0x10/0x10 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360 ? __pfx_lock_acquire+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_process_one_work+0x10/0x10 ? assign_work+0x167/0x240 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60 ? __kthread_parkme+0xac/0x1c0 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x293/0x360 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 </TASK> Allocated by task 34: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 __kasan_kmalloc+0x8f/0xa0 __hci_conn_add+0x187/0x17d0 hci_connect_sco+0x2e1/0xb90 sco_sock_connect+0x2a2/0xb80 __sys_connect+0x227/0x2a0 __x64_sys_connect+0x6d/0xb0 do_syscall_64+0x71/0x140 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Freed by task 37: kasan_save_stack+0x30/0x50 kasan_save_track+0x14/0x30 kasan_save_free_info+0x3b/0x60 __kasan_slab_free+0x101/0x160 kfree+0xd0/0x250 device_release+0x9a/0x210 kobject_put+0x151/0x280 hci_conn_del+0x448/0xbf0 hci_abort_conn_sync+0x46f/0x980 hci_cmd_sync_work+0x1c2/0x330 process_one_work+0x7d9/0x1360 worker_thread+0x5b7/0xf60 kthread+0x293/0x360 ret_from_fork+0x2f/0x70 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30 Affected products include: Linux Linux Kernel.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Use smart pointers or garbage-collected languages. Set pointers to NULL after freeing. Enable memory sanitizers.