CVE-2024-36013

Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect()

Published May 23, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

Bluetooth: L2CAP: Fix slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect()

Extend a critical section to prevent chan from early freeing.
Also make the l2cap_connect() return type void. Nothing is using the
returned value but it is ugly to return a potentially freed pointer.
Making it void will help with backports because earlier kernels did use
the return value. Now the compile will break for kernels where this
patch is not a complete fix.

Call stack summary:

[use]
l2cap_bredr_sig_cmd
l2cap_connect
┌ mutex_lock(&conn->chan_lock);
│ chan = pchan->ops->new_connection(pchan); <- alloc chan
│ __l2cap_chan_add(conn, chan);
│ l2cap_chan_hold(chan);
│ list_add(&chan->list, &conn->chan_l); ... (1)
└ mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);
chan->conf_state ... (4) <- use after free

[free]
l2cap_conn_del
┌ mutex_lock(&conn->chan_lock);
│ foreach chan in conn->chan_l: ... (2)
│ l2cap_chan_put(chan);
│ l2cap_chan_destroy
│ kfree(chan) ... (3) <- chan freed
└ mutex_unlock(&conn->chan_lock);

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in instrument_atomic_read
include/linux/instrumented.h:68 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in _test_bit
include/asm-generic/bitops/instrumented-non-atomic.h:141 [inline]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in l2cap_connect+0xa67/0x11a0
net/bluetooth/l2cap_core.c:4260
Read of size 8 at addr ffff88810bf040a0 by task kworker/u3:1/311

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4720-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4723-1 linux-6.1 security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6949-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6949-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6952-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6955-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.9:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Linux
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2026, 11:31 AM
Reserved
May 17, 2024, 1:50 PM
Status
Modified
Published
May 23, 2024, 7:15 AM
Modified
Aug 4, 2026, 11:18 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
May 23, 2024, 12:00 AM