CVE-2024-57988

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel 6.9-6.12.12, 6.13.0-6.13.1, >=6.14 - NULL Pointer Dereference in btbcm_get_board_name()

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169

Patch

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0020

EPSS Percentile 9.8%

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 (11)

linux/Kernel 6.13.0 - 6.13.2linux

linux/Kernel 6.9.0 - 6.12.13linux

Linux/Linux < 6.9

Linux/Linux 6.12.13 - 6.12.*

Linux/Linux 6.13.2 - 6.13.*

Linux/Linux 6.14

Linux/Linux 6.9

Linux/Linux f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e - 74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169

Linux/Linux f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e - b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e

Linux/Linux f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e - df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f

... and 1 more

Published Feb 27, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026