CVE-2022-48971

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 4.9-6.0.12 Use-After-Free in Bluetooth LED Trigger

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: Fix not cleanup led when bt_init fails bt_init() calls bt_leds_init() to register led, but if it fails later, bt_leds_cleanup() is not called to unregister it. This can cause panic if the argument "bluetooth-power" in text is freed and then another led_trigger_register() tries to access it: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc06d3bc0 RIP: 0010:strcmp+0xc/0x30 Call Trace: <TASK> led_trigger_register+0x10d/0x4f0 led_trigger_register_simple+0x7d/0x100 bt_init+0x39/0xf7 [bluetooth] do_one_initcall+0xd0/0x4e0

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 14.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

Status published
Products (21)
linux/Kernel 4.20.0 - 5.4.227linux
linux/Kernel 4.9.0 - 4.19.269linux
linux/Kernel 5.11.0 - 5.15.83linux
linux/Kernel 5.16.0 - 6.0.13linux
linux/Kernel 5.5.0 - 5.10.159linux
Linux/Linux < 4.9
Linux/Linux 4.19.269 - 4.19.*
Linux/Linux 4.9
Linux/Linux 5.10.159 - 5.10.*
Linux/Linux 5.15.83 - 5.15.*
... and 11 more
Published Oct 21, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026