Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-667 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: MGMT: Fix possible deadlocks This fixes possible deadlocks like the following caused by hci_cmd_sync_dequeue causing the destroy function to run: INFO: task kworker/u19:0:143 blocked for more than 120 seconds. Tainted: G W O 6.8.0-2024-03-19-intel-next-iLS-24ww14 #1 "echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/hung_task_timeout_secs" disables this message. task:kworker/u19:0 state:D stack:0 pid:143 tgid:143 ppid:2 flags:0x00004000 Workqueue: hci0 hci_cmd_sync_work [bluetooth] Call Trace: <TASK> __schedule+0x374/0xaf0 schedule+0x3c/0xf0 schedule_preempt_disabled+0x1c/0x30 __mutex_lock.constprop.0+0x3ef/0x7a0 __mutex_lock_slowpath+0x13/0x20 mutex_lock+0x3c/0x50 mgmt_set_connectable_complete+0xa4/0x150 [bluetooth] ? kfree+0x211/0x2a0 hci_cmd_sync_dequeue+0xae/0x130 [bluetooth] ? __pfx_cmd_complete_rsp+0x10/0x10 [bluetooth] cmd_complete_rsp+0x26/0x80 [bluetooth] mgmt_pending_foreach+0x4d/0x70 [bluetooth] __mgmt_power_off+0x8d/0x180 [bluetooth] ? _raw_spin_unlock_irq+0x23/0x40 hci_dev_close_sync+0x445/0x5b0 [bluetooth] hci_set_powered_sync+0x149/0x250 [bluetooth] set_powered_sync+0x24/0x60 [bluetooth] hci_cmd_sync_work+0x90/0x150 [bluetooth] process_one_work+0x13e/0x300 worker_thread+0x2f7/0x420 ? __pfx_worker_thread+0x10/0x10 kthread+0x107/0x140 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork+0x3d/0x60 ? __pfx_kthread+0x10/0x10 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1b/0x30 </TASK>
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 6.6.55 to before 6.6.64; 6.11.3 to before 6.11.11; 6.10.14 to before 6.11 | 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.11 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 6.12 and later | 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.6.55 to before 6.6.64; 6.11.3 to before 6.11.11; 6.10.14 to before 6.11 Fixed in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.11 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 6.12 and later Fixed in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.6.55 to before 6.6.64; 6.10.14 to before 6.11; 6.11.3 to before 6.11.11; 6.12 to before 6.12.2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.6.55 to before 6.6.64; 6.10.14 to before 6.11; 6.11.3 to before 6.11.11; 6.12 to before 6.12.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.11
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.64, 6.11.11, 6.12.2, 6.13
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53207
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgfp-pp34-jxvv
References
Patch 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3f594a3473d6429a0bcf2004cb2885368741b79
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5703fb1d85f653e35b327b14de4db7da239e4fd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a25ce9b4af6dc26ee2b9c32d6bd37620bf9739e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cac34e44281f1f1bd842adbbcfe3ef9ff0905111
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a66dfaf18fd61bb75ef8cee83db46b2aadf153d0
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Sources
- CVE-2024-53207 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-53207 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgfp-pp34-jxvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-53207 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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