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CVE-2024-26887: Bluetooth: btusb: Fix memory leak

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-04-17 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-401

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: Bluetooth: btusb: Fix memory leak This checks if CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP is enabled before attempting to clone the skb and also make sure btmtk_process_coredump frees the skb passed following the same logic.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.6 before 6.6.23; from 6.7 before 6.7.11; from 6.8 before 6.8.2 — fixed in 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.6.23, 6.7.11, 6.8.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620b9e60e4b55fa55540ce852a0f3c9e6091dbbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f4127a502c5905f04da1f20a7bbe07103fb77c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b08bd8f02a24e2b82fece5ac51dc1c3d9aa6c404
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b10e6f6b160a60b98fb7476028f5a95405bbd725
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/620b9e60e4b55fa55540ce852a0f3c9e6091dbbc
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79f4127a502c5905f04da1f20a7bbe07103fb77c
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b08bd8f02a24e2b82fece5ac51dc1c3d9aa6c404
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b10e6f6b160a60b98fb7476028f5a95405bbd725

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