CVE-2024-26903

Bluetooth: rfcomm: Fix null-ptr-deref in rfcomm_check_security

Published Apr 17, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3840-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3842-1 linux-5.10 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-5681-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6820-2 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6821-4 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6828-1 Linux kernel (Intel IoTG) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6871-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6892-1 Linux kernel (IBM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-4 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6896-5 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6919-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6972-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6972-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6972-3 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6972-4 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Oct 15, 2026, 12:39 AM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2024, 2:20 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 17, 2024, 11:15 AM
Modified
Oct 15, 2026, 1:17 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 17, 2024, 12:00 AM