CVE-2024-58013
Linux Kernel vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2024-58013 is a slab-use-after-free vulnerability discovered in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth MGMT subsystem, specifically in the mgmtremoveadvmonitorsync function located in net/bluetooth/mgmt.c. The vulnerability was reported by syzkaller and fixed in January 2025 (Kernel Git).

Technical details

The vulnerability occurs due to a use-after-free condition in the mgmtremoveadvmonitorsync function at line 5543 of net/bluetooth/mgmt.c. The issue manifests when accessing a freed memory location, specifically reading 8 bytes at address ffff88814128f898. The bug was discovered during execution by a kernel worker thread (kworker/u9:4/5961) running on CPU 1. The CVSS v3.1 base score for this vulnerability is 7.8 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could lead to memory corruption in the Linux kernel's Bluetooth subsystem. When exploited, it could potentially allow an attacker with local access to cause system crashes, read sensitive kernel memory, or potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in the Linux kernel. The fix involves adding proper validation checks to ensure the command structure is still valid before accessing its parameters. The patch has been confirmed to resolve the issue through testing by syzkaller (Kernel Git).

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