Linux
CVE-2024-50125
HIGH
Severity by source
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
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1DescriptionNVD
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_sock_timeout
conn->sk maybe have been unlinked/freed while waiting for sco_conn_lock so this checks if the conn->sk is still valid by checking if it part of sco_sk_list.
AnalysisAI
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_sock_timeout conn->sk maybe have been unlinked/freed while waiting for sco_conn_lock so this checks. 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: SCO: Fix UAF on sco_sock_timeout conn->sk maybe have been unlinked/freed while waiting for sco_conn_lock so this checks if the conn->sk is still valid by checking if it part of sco_sk_list. 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.
Same weakness CWE-416 – Use After Free
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