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CVE-2024-26959

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 0.22%

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CVE-2024-26959 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
5.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
0.22%

12.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.4, < 6.6.24
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.7, < 6.7.12
LinuxLinux Kernel>= 6.8, < 6.8.3

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-26959?
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]
How severe is CVE-2024-26959?
CVE-2024-26959 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-26959?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST