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CVE-2024-44962

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-09-04
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 6.6.46 / 6.10.5 or later.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btnxpuart: Shutdown timer and prevent rearming when driver unloading When unload the btnxpuart driver, its associated timer will be deleted. If the timer happens to be modified at this moment, it leads to the kernel call this timer even after the driver unloaded, resulting in kernel panic. Use timer_shutdown_sync() instead of del_timer_sync() to prevent rearming. panic log: Internal error: Oops: 0000000086000007 [#1] PREEMPT SMP Modules linked in: algif_hash algif_skcipher af_alg moal(O) mlan(O) crct10dif_ce polyval_ce polyval_generic snd_soc_imx_card snd_soc_fsl_asoc_card snd_soc_imx_audmux mxc_jpeg_encdec v4l2_jpeg snd_soc_wm8962 snd_soc_fsl_micfil snd_soc_fsl_sai flexcan snd_soc_fsl_utils ap130x rpmsg_ctrl imx_pcm_dma can_dev rpmsg_char pwm_fan fuse [last unloaded: btnxpuart] CPU: 5 PID: 723 Comm: memtester Tainted: G O 6.6.23-lts-next-06207-g4aef2658ac28 #1 Hardware name: NXP i.MX95 19X19 board (DT) pstate: 20400009 (nzCv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--) pc : 0xffff80007a2cf464 lr : call_timer_fn.isra.0+0x24/0x80 ... Call trace: 0xffff80007a2cf464 __run_timers+0x234/0x280 run_timer_softirq+0x20/0x40 __do_softirq+0x100/0x26c ____do_softirq+0x10/0x1c call_on_irq_stack+0x24/0x4c do_softirq_own_stack+0x1c/0x2c irq_exit_rcu+0xc0/0xdc el0_interrupt+0x54/0xd8 __el0_irq_handler_common+0x18/0x24 el0t_64_irq_handler+0x10/0x1c el0t_64_irq+0x190/0x194 Code: ???????? ???????? ???????? ???????? (????????) ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]--- Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt SMP: stopping secondary CPUs Kernel Offset: disabled CPU features: 0x0,c0000000,40028143,1000721b Memory Limit: none ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception in interrupt ]---

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Linux KernelOperating system
Affected:< 6.6.46>= 6.7, < 6.10.5

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 6.6.46 / 6.10.5 or later
Fixed in 6.6.466.10.5
Vendor patch git.kernel.org →
Recommended fix High confidence

Linux Kernel 6.6.46 or later; Linux Kernel 6.10.5 or later

  1. Identify current kernel version using 'uname -r' or 'cat /proc/version'
  2. Check if the system is running an affected version: < 6.6.46, or >= 6.7 and < 6.10.5
  3. For systems on 6.6.y branch: upgrade to kernel version 6.6.46 or later
  4. For systems on 6.7-6.10.y branch: upgrade to kernel version 6.10.5 or later
  5. After kernel upgrade, reboot the system to load the fixed kernel
  6. Verify the fix by checking the kernel version post-reboot: 'uname -r'
Caveat Kernel upgrades may require driver/module rebuilds for out-of-tree modules; ensure all required hardware drivers are available in the target kernel version before upgrading

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