Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-36012

high Nessus Plugin ID 228752

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.

- In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: msft: fix slab-use-after- free in msft_do_close() Tying the msft->data lifetime to hdev by freeing it in hci_release_dev() to fix the following case: [use] msft_do_close() msft = hdev->msft_data; if (!msft) ...(1) <- passed. return;
mutex_lock(&msft->filter_lock); ...(4) <- used after freed. [free] msft_unregister() msft = hdev->msft_data; hdev->msft_data = NULL; ...(2) kfree(msft); ...(3) <- msft is freed.
================================================================== BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in
__mutex_lock_common kernel/locking/mutex.c:587 [inline] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in
__mutex_lock+0x8f/0xc30 kernel/locking/mutex.c:752 Read of size 8 at addr ffff888106cbbca8 by task kworker/u5:2/309 (CVE-2024-36012)

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: High

ID: 228752

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_36012.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: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-36012

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 5/23/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-36012

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