Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-24859

medium Nessus Plugin ID 227829

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's net/bluetooth in sniff_{min,max}_interval_set() function.
This can result in a bluetooth sniffing exception issue, possibly leading denial of service.
(CVE-2024-24859)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 227829

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_24859.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/5/2025

Updated: 3/5/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-24859

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-24859

Detections

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