Buffer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-46869
Published: October 1, 2024 / Updated: May 12, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97913
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-2024-46869
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory corruption within the btintel_pcie_setup_hdev() function in drivers/bluetooth/btintel_pcie.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-46869
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa9e1c1b1f389a8e6d987ac6cb3e2ba04f8ec875
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4545f08cc68d2fc835f5c490b36e0264750030
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ffaa200251871980af12e57649ad57c70bf0f43
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10.12
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.11.1
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.12