PT-2024-21561
CVE-2024-26889
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Published
2024-02-28
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Updated
2025-09-29
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.5
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to a possible buffer overflow in the Bluetooth component of the Linux kernel. Specifically, the
struct hci dev info has a fixed size name[8] field, which can cause strcpy to attempt to write past its size if hdev->name is bigger than that. This problem is fixed by switching to use strscpy.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Researchers
Vendors
Affected products
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