Buffer overflow in Linux

CVE-2024-26889

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_core: Fix possible buffer overflow struct hci_dev_info has a fixed size name[8] field so in the event that hdev->name is bigger than that strcpy would attempt to write past its size, so this fixes this problem by switching to use strscpy.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (19.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-26889?
CVE-2024-26889 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2024-04-17.
How severe is CVE-2024-26889?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.