CVE-2024-42141

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.5.12-6.6 - Null Pointer Dereference in Bluetooth ISO Socket Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: ISO: Check socket flag instead of hcon This fixes the following Smatch static checker warning: net/bluetooth/iso.c:1364 iso_sock_recvmsg() error: we previously assumed 'pi->conn->hcon' could be null (line 1359) net/bluetooth/iso.c 1347 static int iso_sock_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg, 1348 size_t len, int flags) 1349 { 1350 struct sock *sk = sock->sk; 1351 struct iso_pinfo *pi = iso_pi(sk); 1352 1353 BT_DBG("sk %p", sk); 1354 1355 if (test_and_clear_bit(BT_SK_DEFER_SETUP, &bt_sk(sk)->flags)) { 1356 lock_sock(sk); 1357 switch (sk->sk_state) { 1358 case BT_CONNECT2: 1359 if (pi->conn->hcon && ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If ->hcon is NULL 1360 test_bit(HCI_CONN_PA_SYNC, &pi->conn->hcon->flags)) { 1361 iso_conn_big_sync(sk); 1362 sk->sk_state = BT_LISTEN; 1363 } else { --> 1364 iso_conn_defer_accept(pi->conn->hcon); ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ then we're toast 1365 sk->sk_state = BT_CONFIG; 1366 } 1367 release_sock(sk); 1368 return 0; 1369 case BT_CONNECTED: 1370 if (test_bit(BT_SK_PA_SYNC,

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0022
EPSS Percentile 13.1%
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

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (12)
Linux/Linux < 6.6
Linux/Linux 6.10
Linux/Linux 6.5.12 - 6.6
Linux/Linux 6.6
Linux/Linux 6.6.39 - 6.6.*
Linux/Linux 6.9.9 - 6.9.*
Linux/Linux c03a10bd5b6ccb22921e04bcddc987410df7e7a9
Linux/Linux fbdc4bc47268953c80853489f696e02d61f9a2c6 - 045669710464a21c67e690ef14698fd71857cb11
Linux/Linux fbdc4bc47268953c80853489f696e02d61f9a2c6 - 33fabef489169c6db87843ef23351ed0d5e51ad8
Linux/Linux fbdc4bc47268953c80853489f696e02d61f9a2c6 - 596b6f081336e77764ca35cfeab66d0fcdbe544e
... and 2 more
Published Jul 30, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026