Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41063

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Improper locking in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41063

Published: July 31, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU94992
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41063
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Debian Linux
Oracle Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
openSUSE Leap Micro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Ubuntu
Basesystem Module
SUSE Real Time Module
Development Tools Module
Legacy Module
Public Cloud Module
openSUSE Leap
openEuler
SmartFabric Storage Software
RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines
linux-image-4.4.0-266-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-235-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1179-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1119-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1134-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1135-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-lts-xenial (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1141-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1140-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1161-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1171-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1178-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-266-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-hwe (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-snapdragon-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-osp1 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-16.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.4.0-1142-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-4.15.0-1186-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1082-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1140-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-18.04 (Ubuntu package)
kgraft-patch-4_12_14-122_225-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_55_73-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5_Update_17-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP5-RT_Update_18-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-5_14_21-150500_13_64-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6-RT_Update_2-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_10_8-rt
kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_4-debugsource
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default-debuginfo
kernel-livepatch-6_4_0-150600_23_22-default
kernel-rt_debug-devel-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel
gfs2-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-devel-debuginfo
kernel-rt-base-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debugsource
dlm-kmp-rt
dlm-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-devel
kernel-rt_debug
cluster-md-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-base
kernel-rt-debugsource
cluster-md-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-syms-rt
ocfs2-kmp-rt
kernel-source-rt
kernel-devel-rt
kernel-rt
kernel-azure-debugsource
kernel-source-azure
kernel-devel-azure
kernel-azure-debuginfo
kernel-syms-azure
kernel-azure-base-debuginfo
kernel-azure-base
kernel-azure-devel
kernel-azure
cluster-md-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-debuginfo
kernel-source
kernel-devel
kernel-macros
kernel-default-devel-debuginfo
kernel-default-kgraft-devel
kernel-default-kgraft
kernel-obs-build-debugsource
kernel-obs-build
kernel-default-man
kernel-default-extra
kernel-default
gfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-base
kernel-default-devel
gfs2-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-default
kernel-default-debugsource
dlm-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-extra-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-default
cluster-md-kmp-default
kernel-syms
kernel-docs
kernel
bpftool
bpftool-debuginfo
kernel-debugsource
python3-perf-debuginfo
python3-perf
python2-perf-debuginfo
python2-perf
perf-debuginfo
perf
kernel-tools-devel
kernel-tools
kernel-debuginfo
kernel-tools-debuginfo
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-200-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1044-iot (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1054-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1094-bluefield (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.4 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1102-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi2 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1123-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.4.0-1139-azure (Ubuntu package)
kernel-headers
linux (Debian package)
kernel-rt-optional-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch
kernel-rt-vdso
kernel-rt-extra-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-rt
kernel-rt-extra
kernel-rt-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt-livepatch-devel
kernel-rt-optional
kernel-rt_debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-vdso
reiserfs-kmp-rt
kselftests-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-rt_debug-livepatch-devel
reiserfs-kmp-rt-debuginfo
kernel-azure-devel-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional
kernel-azure-extra
gfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
kernel-azure-livepatch-devel
kernel-azure-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-azure-vdso
cluster-md-kmp-azure
kselftests-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-azure-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-optional-debuginfo
ocfs2-kmp-azure
reiserfs-kmp-azure-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-azure
dlm-kmp-azure
kernel-azure-extra-debuginfo
cluster-md-kmp-azure-debuginfo
dtb-arm
kernel-64kb-devel-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dlm-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-marvell
dtb-hisilicon
dtb-sprd
dtb-amazon
kselftests-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-optional
dtb-broadcom
dtb-altera
dtb-mediatek
kernel-default-livepatch
dtb-exynos
dtb-freescale
ocfs2-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-xilinx
dtb-aarch64
kernel-zfcpdump-debuginfo
kernel-zfcpdump-debugsource
kernel-zfcpdump
kernel-kvmsmall
dtb-qcom
reiserfs-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
gfs2-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-optional-debuginfo
dtb-allwinner
kernel-64kb-extra
kernel-64kb-extra-debuginfo
kernel-64kb-debugsource
kernel-64kb-livepatch-devel
kernel-64kb-devel
kselftests-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb
kernel-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-lg
dtb-amlogic
dlm-kmp-64kb
dtb-renesas
dtb-rockchip
ocfs2-kmp-64kb
reiserfs-kmp-64kb
cluster-md-kmp-64kb-debuginfo
dtb-nvidia
dtb-socionext
dtb-cavium
dtb-apple
dtb-amd
dtb-apm
kernel-debug-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-devel-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-debuginfo
kernel-kvmsmall-livepatch-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-devel
kernel-kvmsmall-debugsource
kernel-debug-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-debug-vdso
kernel-default-vdso-debuginfo
kernel-default-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso
kernel-kvmsmall-vdso-debuginfo
reiserfs-kmp-default
kernel-debug-devel
kernel-debug-debugsource
kernel-debug-debuginfo
kernel-debug-livepatch-devel
kernel-debug
kernel-source-vanilla
kernel-64kb
kernel-default-optional-debuginfo
kernel-obs-qa
kernel-default-optional
reiserfs-kmp-default-debuginfo
kselftests-kmp-default-debuginfo
kernel-default-livepatch-devel
kselftests-kmp-default
kernel-default-base-rebuild
kernel-docs-html
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-125-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-20.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-20.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1038-xilinx-zynqmp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1055-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi-nolpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1065-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1067-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke-5.15 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1069-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1070-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1071-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1072-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-lts-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1075-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-5.15.0-1078-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-cvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)
OpenManage Network Integration (OMNI)
linux-image-intel-iotg (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-intel (Ubuntu package)
Dell Secure Connect Gateway

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking within the hci_unregister_dev() function in net/bluetooth/hci_core.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2024-41063

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources