Service interrupt via unsafe Bluetooth RCU iteration
Published Dec 27, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2026
An RCU lifetime error in the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem allows local users to cause a service interrupt on affected systems. The hci_le_create_big_complete_evt function releases and reacquires the RCU read lock while retaining connection pointers obtained during list traversal. Low-privileged local access and execution of the affected Bluetooth ISO connection path are required, and the published impact is limited to availability.
Summary
What happened
An RCU lifetime error in the Linux kernel Bluetooth subsystem allows local users to cause a service interrupt on affected systems. The hci_le_create_big_complete_evt function releases and reacquires the RCU read lock while retaining connection pointers obtained during list traversal. Low-privileged local access and execution of the affected Bluetooth ISO connection path are required, and the published impact is limited to availability.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-56654
- Published
- Dec 27, 2024
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 27, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=2ccde10127447c1a5caad8469fede945bdb62fdf
- Affected versionversion=6.4.16 <6.5
- Affected versionversion=6.5.3 <6.6
- Affected versionversion=6.6
- Affected versionversion=a0bfde167b506423111ddb8cd71930497a40fc54 <0108132d7d76d884e443d18b4f067cdf2811911b
- Affected versionversion=a0bfde167b506423111ddb8cd71930497a40fc54 <581dd2dc168fe0ed2a7a5534a724f0d3751c93ae
- Affected versionversion=a0bfde167b506423111ddb8cd71930497a40fc54 <f9ecc90b5d501b3a5a62d0685d5104f934bb0104
- Affected versionversion=b475c1109251e30ec21fb574d72a1c71a4ab0039
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