First published: Wed May 01 2024(Updated: )
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Fix btnxpuart_close Fix scheduling while atomic BUG in btnxpuart_close(), properly purge the transmit queue and free the receive skb. [ 10.973809] BUG: scheduling while atomic: kworker/u9:0/80/0x00000002 ... [ 10.980740] CPU: 3 PID: 80 Comm: kworker/u9:0 Not tainted 6.8.0-rc7-0.0.0-devel-00005-g61fdfceacf09 #1 [ 10.980751] Hardware name: Toradex Verdin AM62 WB on Dahlia Board (DT) [ 10.980760] Workqueue: hci0 hci_power_off [bluetooth] [ 10.981169] Call trace: ... [ 10.981363] uart_update_mctrl+0x58/0x78 [ 10.981373] uart_dtr_rts+0x104/0x114 [ 10.981381] tty_port_shutdown+0xd4/0xdc [ 10.981396] tty_port_close+0x40/0xbc [ 10.981407] uart_close+0x34/0x9c [ 10.981414] ttyport_close+0x50/0x94 [ 10.981430] serdev_device_close+0x40/0x50 [ 10.981442] btnxpuart_close+0x24/0x98 [btnxpuart] [ 10.981469] hci_dev_close_sync+0x2d8/0x718 [bluetooth] [ 10.981728] hci_dev_do_close+0x2c/0x70 [bluetooth] [ 10.981862] hci_power_off+0x20/0x64 [bluetooth]
Credit: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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debian/linux | 5.10.223-1 5.10.226-1 6.1.123-1 6.1.119-1 6.12.10-1 6.12.11-1 |
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CVE-2024-26959 has a severity rating that indicates a potential impact on system stability due to scheduling errors in the Bluetooth subsystem.
To fix CVE-2024-26959, upgrade to the patched Linux kernel versions 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.123-1, 6.1.119-1, 6.12.10-1, or 6.12.11-1.
CVE-2024-26959 affects the Linux kernel versions prior to 5.10.223-1, 5.10.226-1, 6.1.119-1, and others listed in the remediation details.
CVE-2024-26959 impacts the Bluetooth functionality related to btnxpuart operations, specifically during the close operation.
There is no official workaround for CVE-2024-26959; upgrading to a secure kernel version is recommended.