CVE Catalog

CVE-2024-26903

MediumCVSS 5.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a null-ptr-deref vulnerability exists in the Bluetooth RFCOMM layer's rfcomm_check_security function. If the Bluetooth controller delays its response to a Read Encryption Key Size command until after the RFCOMM and L2CAP layers have disconnected but before the HCI layer disconnects, the function accesses an already freed l2cap_conn structure, causing a kernel crash. The fix checks if sk->sk_state is BT_CLOSED before calling rfcomm_recv_frame in rfcomm_process_rx.

Risk Assessment

The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker within Bluetooth range to cause a kernel crash (denial of service) or potentially for further exploitation. It affects systems with Bluetooth enabled and the RFCOMM module loaded.

Recommendation

Update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix for CVE-2024-26903. If updating is not possible, consider disabling Bluetooth or the RFCOMM module on devices that do not require this functionality.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: rfcomm: Fix null-ptr-deref in rfcomm_check_security During our fuzz testing of the connection and disconnection process at the RFCOMM layer, we discovered this bug. By comparing the packets from a normal connection and disconnection process with the testcase that triggered a KASAN report. We analyzed the cause of this bug as follows: 1. In the packets captured during a normal connection, the host sends a `Read Encryption Key Size` type of `HCI_CMD` packet (Command Opcode: 0x1408) to the controller to inquire the length of encryption key.After receiving this packet, the controller immediately replies with a Command Completepacket (Event Code: 0x0e) to return the Encryption Key Size. 2. In our fuzz test case, the timing of the controller's response to this packet was delayed to an unexpected point: after the RFCOMM and L2CAP layers had disconnected but before the HCI layer had disconnected. 3. After receiving the Encryption Key Size Response at the time described in point 2, the host still called the rfcomm_check_security function. However, by this time `struct l2cap_conn *conn = l2cap_pi(sk)->chan->conn;` had already been released, and when the function executed `return hci_conn_security(conn->hcon, d->sec_level, auth_type, d->out);`, specifically when accessing `conn->hcon`, a null-ptr-deref error occurred. To fix this bug, check if `sk->sk_state` is BT_CLOSED before calling rfcomm_recv_frame in rfcomm_process_rx.

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