CVE-2024-22099: NULL pointer deference in rfcomm_check_security in Linux kernel

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-01-25 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Linux Linux kernel kernel on Linux, x86, ARM (net, bluetooth modules) allows Overflow Buffers. This vulnerability is associated with program files /net/bluetooth/rfcomm/core.C. This issue affects Linux kernel: v2.6.12-rc2.

Affected products

Linux kernel: 2.6.12-rc2

References

https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=7956
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVVYSTEVMPYGF6GDSOD44MUXZXAZHOHB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSXNF4RLEFLH35BFUQGYXRRVHHUIVBAE/
https://bugzilla.openanolis.cn/show_bug.cgi?id=7956
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00017.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IVVYSTEVMPYGF6GDSOD44MUXZXAZHOHB/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KSXNF4RLEFLH35BFUQGYXRRVHHUIVBAE/
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html

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