What is CVE-2024-57879?

CVE-2024-57879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2024-57879?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-57879 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Linux

CVE-2024-57879

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: iso: Always release hdev at the end of iso_listen_bis Since hci_get_route holds the device before returning, the hdev should be released with hci_dev_put at the end of iso_listen_bis even if the function returns with an error.

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th 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

Linux — versions a6c3af0a620082d191dabc69c4925b3e6c26dd48, 6.13, 6.12.6
Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-404 — Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Public proof-of-concept exploits

oogasawa/Utility-security

References

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-57879?: CVE-2024-57879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2024-57879?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-57879 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.