Vulnerability in Linux
CVE-2024-56654
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: hci_event: Fix using rcu_read_(un)lock while iterating The usage of rcu_read_(un)lock while inside list_for_each_entry_rcu is not safe since for the most part entries fetched this way shall be treated as rcu_dereference: Note that the value returned by rcu_dereference() is valid only within the enclosing RCU read-side critical section [1]_. For example, the following is **not** legal:: rcu_read_lock(); p = rcu_dereference(head.next); rcu_read_unlock(); x = p->address; /* BUG!!! */ rcu_read_lock(); y = p->data; /* BUG!!! */ rcu_read_unlock();
EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions 2ccde10127447c1a5caad8469fede945bdb62fdf, b475c1109251e30ec21fb574d72a1c71a4ab0039, a0bfde167b506423111ddb8cd71930497a40fc54
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-56654?
- CVE-2024-56654 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2024-56654?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-56654 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.