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CVE-2024-57988
CVE-2024-57988
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name()
Reported by linux · Published February 27, 2025
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.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux_kernel | linux | 6.13.2, 6.12.13 |
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e, f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e, f9183eaad91521ba1c04a19e5606ae61560a735e |
| Linux | Linux | 6.9, 0, 6.12.13 |
| linux | linux_kernel | 6.9, 6.9, 6.9 |
| Linux | Linux | *, *, 6.9 |
Timeline
- Feb 27, 2025 CVE Published
- Mar 5, 2025 Coalition ESS Score (11 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 14, 2025 EPSS Score (29 in total, the first dated here)
- Dec 29, 2025 Security Advisory (353 in total, the first dated here)
- Aug 12, 2026 Distribution Patch (308 in total, the first dated here)
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