CVE-2024-36012

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a slab-use-after-free vulnerability in the msft do close() function. This vulnerability is caused by a race condition where the msft->data is freed in hci release dev() but still used in msft do close(). The vulnerability can be exploited to impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information. Technical details about exploitation include the use of the mutex lock() function on a freed msft->filter lock and the kfree() function to free the msft data.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.