CVE-2024-57988

MEDIUM EPSS 10.0%
Published Feb 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Feb 27, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
10.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 2

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.9  –  <6.12.13
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.13  –  <6.13.2

References 3

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f
    Patch