CVE-2024-57988

low-risk
Published 2025-02-27

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btbcm: Fix NULL deref in btbcm_get_board_name() devm_kstrdup() can return a NULL pointer on failure,but this returned value in btbcm_get_board_name() is not checked. Add NULL check in btbcm_get_board_name(), to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference error.

Do I need to act?

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0.08% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linux

References (3)

Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74af8b9d0e79deefd2d43e14b84575839a849169
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b88655bc6593c6a7fdc1248b212d17e581c4334e
Patch https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/df2f2d9199e61819cca5da0121dfa4d4cb57000f
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal