Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-27416
Published: July 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93869
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-27416
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the hci_io_capa_request_evt() function in net/bluetooth/hci_event.c when handling HCI_EV_IO_CAPA_REQUEST packets. A remote attacker on the local network can force the system to assume that the remote peer
does support SSP and potentially gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-27416
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/afec8f772296dd8e5a2a6f83bbf99db1b9ca877f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79820a7e1e057120c49be07cbe10643d0706b259
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df193568d61234c81de7ed4d540c01975de60277
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3df637266df29edee85e94cab5fd7041e5753ba
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30a5e812f78e3d1cced90e1ed750bf027599205f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba268ac36ab19f9763ff90d276cde0ce6cd5f31
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e2758cc25891d2b76717aaf89b40ed215de188c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7e74aa53a68bf60f6019bd5d9a9a1406ec4d4865
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html